Contrade Dinnerware From Siena: Giraffe

DESCRIPTION Contrade Italian Dinnerware is available in all 17 District Designs and each design is available in eight different products. The Giraffe (Giraffa), for centuries has represented the "Rione della Giraffa" during the Palio horse race. "Rione" stands for Neighborhood. The Contrade Italian Ceramics are handcrafted in Siena, Italy.   Giraffa is an affluent area of the city situated to the north-east of the Piazza del Campo. Traditionally, its residents were painters. Giraffa's symbol is a giraffe led by a Moor, and a ribbon bearing the motto "Humbertus I dedit" (Umberto I gave it"). Its colours are white and red. Giraffa has the title of contrada imperiale (imperial contrada). It was bestowed this title by King Vittorio Emanuele III when it won the palio in 1936, the year the race was dedicated to Italy's empire in East Africa. Giraffa won the Palio on 2nd of July, 2019. Its allies are Civetta, Istrice and Pantera. It currently does not have an enemy, as its rivalry with Bruco