Although polychromes of this type were produced in Talavera and Seville through much of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, it has only been reported so far in the Americas from sites dating to the second half of the sixteenth century.

This description of Talavera Tradition Polychrome comes from the Historical Archaeology Digital Ceramic Type Collection maintained by the Florida Museum of Natural History.

Cream-colored, chalky-textured paste. White or creamy-white glossy background enamel. Decoration in manganese, blue, and yellow. Designs are typically human, animal, or floral design motifs outlined in manganese or purplish black, and painted in dark and light blue. Open areas are often filled in with orange and yellow, sometimes with hatched lines.