Type: Panama Polychrome - Type A

Name, Origin, Date

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Panama Polychrome - Ty...

Panama/

1600-1650 CE

Historic (Spanish Colo...

Earlier/Alternative Names

General Information

It is believed that pieces of Panama Polychrome-Type A with fuzzy edges date later to those with crisp edges to designs.


This description of Panama Polychrome - Type A 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

BACIN, BOWL, BRIMMED P...

Technological Attributes

Hard, compact brick-re...

Off-white backgroun...

Vessels  0

Break Photos  0

Petrographic Samples  0

Description

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Hard, compact brick-red paste with sand tempering. Off-white background enamel that tends to have a bluish-white or greenish-white cast. Designs are painted in combinations of light blue, light green and manganese brown or purple. The paint can appear foamy or fuzzy, and the edges of the design elements often appear to bleed or blur. Motifs include stylized, hastily –executed floral elements painted around the rim in a band, and in the center of vessels. Other motifs include curves, ...

Associated Wares/Ware Families

Majolica


Associated Petrofabrics

Associated Kilns/Workshops

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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