Type Name:

AMANCLAN POLYCHROME

Category:

MAJOLICA

Production Origin:

MEXICO

Production Date Range:

1800-1900

Defining Attributes:

Cream to peach-colored paste, usually with heavy sand tempering.

Designs in orange or rust and black or dark brown, on an off-white background.

Banded decoration, often surrounding wavy line and dots most common, floral decorations may also occur.

Decoration on rim and body.

Vessel Forms:

CUP
PLATE

Comments:

Seifert (1977) believes that this type was most likely produced in Puebla, Mexico.

Published Definitions:

Seifert 1977