Type: Catalonia Blue on White

Name, Origin, Date

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Catalonia Blue on White

Spain//Catalonia

1760-1820 CE

Historic (Spanish Colo...

Earlier/Alternative Names

General Information

Catalonia blue-on-white majolica was influenced by Italian majolica, French faience, and Dutch delftware. In this respect it resembles eighteenth century Talaveran majolica. All of the various design configurations date to the last quarter of the eighteenth century, however the marly panels and cherries are thought to appear closer to the beginning of the nineteenth century.


This description of Catalonia Blue on 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

plato

Technological Attributes

Cream to tan-colored c...

 Off-white bac...

Vessels  0

Break Photos  0

Petrographic Samples  0

Description

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Cream to tan-colored coarse paste with light sand temper. Off-white background enamel which covers the entire vessel. Design elements include a well-defined central element, surrounded by decoration around the marly. Rims have two narrow blue bands just below the lip of the vessel, from which pendant designs in the form of short graduated lines are clustered. At least five design categories have been noted, including vertical panels containing stylized cherry-like elements, garlands, festo...

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/

Discussion/Acknowledgements

Deagan 2002 was also listed on the FLMNH website but the bibliographic information was not provided.