Type: Cuenca Tile-Type B

Name, Origin, Date

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Cuenca Tile-Type B

Spain/

1500-1575 CE

Historic (Spanish Colo...

Earlier/Alternative Names

General Information

The stamped designs on Cuenca Tile-Type B are generally impressed deeper than those on Type A. Type B also uses green as the main decorative color to a greater degree than Type A which uses more blue. Type B tiles average 2.75 centimeters in thickness and 10.9 to 11.2 centimeters per side. Designs are naturalistic , curvilinear, and renaissance in inspiration.


This description of Cuenca Tile-Type B comes from the Historical Archaeology Digital Ceramic Type Collection maintained by the Florida Museum of Natual History.

Detail Attributes

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Morphological Attributes

tile

Technological Attributes

Paste is typically cre...

Off-white backgroun...

Vessels  0

Break Photos  0

Petrographic Samples  0

Description

Paste is typically cream to buff in color. Off-white background with impressed designs painted in green, blue, honey, or black. Design motifs are predominantly floral and naturalistic designs.

Associated Wares/Ware Families

Majolica


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Bibliography

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  1. Kathleen Deagan. Artifacts of the Spanish Colonies of Florida and the Caribbean, 1500-1800. 1. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1987

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