Type: Blue-Green Bacin

Name, Origin, Date

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Blue-Green Bacin

Spain//Triana (most li...

1750-1820 CE

Historic (Spanish Colo...

Earlier/Alternative Names

General Information

The type name "Blue Green Basin" defined by John Goggin (1968) is somewhat confusing, in that the paste, surface treatment and decoration that defines the type occurs commonly both in chamberpot forms (bacín) and large shallow basin forms (lebrillo). The ware was probably manufactured in Triana. It appears to be a strictly utilitarian ceramic type, with a harder paste and heavier body than most other majolicas.


This description of Blue-Green Bacin 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

bacin, lebrillo

Technological Attributes

Hard, cream-colored paste

 Walls of vess...

Vessels  0

Break Photos  0

Petrographic Samples  0

Description

Hard, cream-colored paste. Walls of vessels are usually ridged. Background is an off-white to tan tin-enamel with blue and green decorations. The everted rim is usually decorated with a series of dashes. Crude floral and geometric motifs in green and blue are most common decorations on body. Most examples are decorated only on rim and exterior, but interior decorations are also known.

Associated Wares/Ware Families

Majolica


Associated Petrofabrics

Associated Kilns/Workshops

Bibliography

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  1. Charlie Cobb and Gifford Waters. Historical Archaeology Digital Ceramic Type Collection, 2023. February 23, 2023. https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/histarch/ceramic-types/

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