Type Name:

ABO POLYCHROME

Category:

MAJOLICA

Production Origin:

"probably" PUEBLA, MEXICO

Production Date Range:

1650-1750

Defining Attributes:

Thin, cream to buff, compact coarse earthenware paste without visible temper.

Opaque, off-white, reflective background tin enamel.

Polychrome design in yellow, green, orange and blue. Yellow and orange paints usually have a matte finish, while green and blue are underglaze and reflective.

Motif is a generalized floral design, consisting of clusters of balloon-like elements and lobe- like elements accented in black. Human and animal figures sometimes occur in the center of plates.

Rims are encircled by an orange band with one brown/black line above and two below.

Vessel Forms:

BOWL
PLATO

Comments:

Unlike the related Aranama Polychrome, there is a great deal of open white background space on Abó polychrome, and very little use of the geometric elements seen in Aranama Polychrome.

Published Definitions:

Deagan 1987; Goggin 1968