Type Name:

SAN JOSE POLYCHROME

Category:

MAJOLICA

Production Origin:

MEXICO

Production Date Range:

1800-1900

Defining Attributes:

Typically buff to orange colored paste with heavy sand tempering

Off-white enamel with decoration in orange and green

Most common decoration motif consists of bands in either orange or green and floral or dots elements

Dark-brown to black may be present on floral elements

Vessel Forms:

CUP
PLATE

Comments:

Seifert (1977) belives this type was probably produced in Puebla, Guanajuato, or Dolores Hidalgo, Mexico.

Published Definitions:

Seifert 1977