Type: Mexico City Copy of San Elizario Polychrome

Name, Origin, Date

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Mexico City Copy of Sa...

Mexico/Central Mexico/...

Earlier/Alternative Names

General Information

This is an undescribed variety identified by Florence and Robert Lister, thought to have been produced in Mexico City because of its paste and background enamel characteristics. The chronological position is currently undetermined, although stylistically it appears contemporary to the San Elizario Polychrome majolica produced in Puebla.


This description of Mexico City Copy of San Elizario Polychrome comes from the Historic Archaeology Digital Ceramic Type Collection maintained by the Florida Museum of Natural History.

Detail Attributes

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Morphological Attributes

plate

Technological Attributes

Paste is orange to lig...

Off-white to cream ...

Vessels  0

Break Photos  0

Petrographic Samples  0

Description

Paste is orange to light orange with heavy sand tempering most common. Off-white to cream background enamel. Design motif is most commonly zoomorphic, consisting of a bird painted in the central medallion of the vessel. Bird designs are painted in either blue or green highlighted with black or dark brown.

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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