Type Name:

HUEJOTZINGO BLUE ON WHITE

Category:

MAJOLICA

Production Origin:

PUEBLA, MEXICO

Production Date Range:

1700-1850

Defining Attributes:

Compact, creamy white to pale peach or buff paste

Glossy white to off-white background enamel.

Cobalt blue decoration restricted to a single band around rim

Rim bands can be straight or wavy

Vessel Forms:

PLATE
POCILLO
TAZA

Comments:

Huejotzingo Blue on White has no decoration other than a single band around the rim. The "wavy-band" decorative motif is thought to dates late than the plain banded motif. Huejotzingo Blue on White is also known as "Hospital Ware".

Published Definitions:

Barnes 1972; Deagan 1987; Goggin 1968