Cuerda Seca | The Pan-American Ceramics Project

Type: Cuerda Seca

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Name, Origin, Date

Name:

Cuerda Seca

Country/Region:

Spain/

Date BCE/CE:

1490-1550 CE

Period:

Historic (Spanish Colo...

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General Information

The enamel areas are separated by greased lines before firing. The greased areas burn away during firing, leaving the paste exposed. Cuerda Seca is clearly of the Moorish tradition.

This description of Cuerda Seca comes from the Historic Archaeology Digital Ceramic Type Collection maintained by the Florida Museum of Natural History.

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Detail Attributes

Morphological Attributes

Shape

bowl, jar, plato

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Functional Category

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Technological Attributes

Fabric Description

Paste is soft, cream-c...

Technological Description

Geometric areas of ...

Firing

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Related Illustrations 0

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Vessels 0

Break Photos 0

Petrographic Samples 0

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Description

Paste is soft, cream-colored and compact. Geometric areas of colored tin enamel set apart by bands of unglazed pottery. The enamel areas include green, melado, blue, white and brown colors.

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Associated Wares/Ware Families

Ware name:

Majolica

Date:

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Associated Petrofabrics

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Associated Kilns/Workshops

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Bibliography

Kathleen Deagan. Artifacts of the Spanish Colonies of Florida and the Caribbean, 1500-1800. 1. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1987
Fairbanks, Charles H.. "The Cultural Significance of Spanish Ceramics" in Ceramics in America, ed(s). I. Quimby. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Press, 1972, 141-174
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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