Type: Talavera White

Name, Origin, Date

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Talavera White

Unknown/

1500 - 1700 CE

Historic (Spanish Colo...

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General Information

This variety of undecorated Spanish white majolica is not formally described in the literature but was collected by the Listers at Puente de Arzobispo, Talavera, Spain, and designated as Talavera White in their collection.


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

Detail Attributes

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Morphological Attributes

bowl, brimmed plato

Technological Attributes

Hard, compact buff to ...

Glossy, smooth whit...

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Description

Hard, compact buff to cream-colored paste.


Glossy, smooth white tin enamel covering both the interior and exterior of the vessel.


Although the glaze is well bonded, it tends to be of uneven thickness, nearly showing through to the paste in some places on the vessel, and quite thick in others.

Associated Wares/Ware Families

Majolica


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