Type Name:

CUENCA TILE-TYPE A

Category:

MAJOLICA

Production Origin:

SPAIN

Production Date Range:

1500-1575

Defining Attributes:

Paste is typically cream to buff in color although reddish paste has been noted.

Off-white background with impressed designs painted in blue, green, manganese, honey, or gold.

Geometric design motifs including linked polygons, chains, and eight-pointed stars.

Vessel Forms:

TILE

Comments:

These tiles typically measure 10.9 to 11.2 centimeters per side and from 2.5 to 3 centimeters in thickness. Moorish in inspiration and tradition, straight-lined geometric designs are the most common, however geometric designs using curves are known.

Published Definitions:

Hostos 1938, Gonzalez Marti 1952, Deagan 1987; Goggin 1968