Type Name:

PUEBLA WHITE

Category:

MAJOLICA

Production Origin:

PUEBLA, MEXICO

Production Date Range:

1650-1800

Defining Attributes:

Cream to buff to light orange colored paste, with light sand tempering

White to off-white tin enamel covering the entire vessel

Tin enamel is thick and well bonded to the vessel, and crazing is fairly common

Vessel Forms:

BOWL
PLATO
POCILLO

Comments:

Puebla White has not been formally described in the literature, but rather refers to undecorated, white glazed majolica with the paste and glaze characteristics of Puebla majolicas.

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