Type: Santa Elena Mottled Blue on White

Name, Origin, Date

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Santa Elena Mottled Bl...

Spain/

1500-1600

Historic (Spanish Colo...

Earlier/Alternative Names

General Information

Santa Elena Mottled Blue on White is part of the 15th-16th century Sevillian "Morisco" majolica tradition. Defined on the basis of sherds from Santa Elena South Carolina (1566-1587), it has so far only been reported from that site, St. Augustine, Florida and Spain. It appears to have been most commonly made in heavy-bodied, utilitarian forms.


This description of Santa Elena Mottled 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

Technological Attributes

Light cream to buff pa...

Occasionally pink. ...

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Break Photos  0

Petrographic Samples  0

Description

Light cream to buff paste color, with a soft, chalky clay texture. Occasionally pink. Paste is the same as that of Columbia Plain. Off-white, cream, or grayish-white tin enamel, usually covering both sides of the vessel. Exterior surface is decorated with amorphous, mottled areas of spongy blue paint.

Associated Wares/Ware Families

Majolica


Associated Petrofabrics

Associated Kilns/Workshops

Discussion/Acknowledgements

South Skowronek and Johnson 1988:240 and Deagan 2002:61 were also listed on the FLMNH website but the bibliographic information was not provided.