Type Name:

UNDESCRIBED BROWN-SLIPPED WHITE MAJOLICA

Category:

MAJOLICA

Production Origin:

PUEBLA, MEXICO?

Production Date Range:

1800-1900

Defining Attributes:

Creamy white to pale peach or buff paste with little visible temper.

Cream to off-white, glossy background enamel, often with light crazing.

The exterior surfaces of vessels are covered with a thin, chocolate-brown slip, which can be slightly swirled to produce a light, brown and white marbled effect.

Only ring-footed cup forms have been reported so far.

Vessel Forms:

CUP

Comments:

This majolica type was part of the Lister’s Mexico collection, and is thought to have been of the Puebla majolica tradition.

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