Type: Pisano-Style Tile

Name, Origin, Date

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Pisano-Style Tile

Spain/

1575-present

Historic (Spanish Colo...

Earlier/Alternative Names

General Information

Pisano-style tiles served primarily as wall decoration. They were produced in Seville in imitation of Italian wares by the early sixteenth century, and mark a shift from the Morisco (Christianized Moorish) Cuenca tile tradition to an Italian-influenced tradition. They do not appear in American sites until the last quarter of the 16th century. Pisano-style tiles average 12.75 centimeters per side and 1.6 to 1.9 centimeters in thickness.


This description of Pisano-Style Tile 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

tile

Technological Attributes

Compact, buff to cream...

Smooth, flat surfac...

Vessels  0

Break Photos  0

Petrographic Samples  0

Description

Compact, buff to cream colored paste. Smooth, flat surface with white to off-white background enamel. Hand-painted designs in blue, yellow, orange and green, often outlined in manganese or dark brown. Design motifs are usually naturalistic, primarily floral, but can also be geometric, anthropomorphic or scenic.

Associated Wares/Ware Families

Majolica


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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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