Type Name:

PANAMA BLUE

Category:

MAJOLICA

Production Origin:

PANAMA

Production Date Range:

1600-1650

Defining Attributes:

Hard, compact brick-red paste with sand tempering.

Exterior covered with a matte-finished, solid blue enamel that is occasionally bubbly

Interior covered with a reflective enamel ranging in color from greenish to yellowish

Vessel Forms:

Comments:

Production of Panama Blue may have begun in the late 16th century. It is likely that this type is an imitation of Caparra Blue.

Published Definitions:

Long 1967; Goggin 1968; Deagan 1987:92; Rovira 2001