Type: Guadalupe Blue on White

Name, Origin, Date

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Guadalupe Blue on White

Mexico/Central Mexico/...

1550-1600 CE

Historic (Spanish Colo...

Earlier/Alternative Names

General Information

Guadalupe Blue on White is part of the Valley Ware group common grade majolicas made in Mexico. Lister and Lister (1982) report that there are two examples of Guadalupe Blue on White in the Metropolitan Cathedral collection with other designs; one has a stylized pear-shaped palmette and the other has a close copy of the Holy Monogram. The designs and execution on both pieces are crudely done.


This description of Guadalupe 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

bowl, jar, plate, porr...

Technological Attributes

Orange to brownish-ora...

Dingy, off-white ba...

Vessels  0

Break Photos  0

Petrographic Samples  0

Description

Orange to brownish-orange paste with grit tempering. Dingy, off-white background enamel with blue designs on the exterior. The design motif usually consists of random curves in blue.

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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