View all examples of ABO POLYCHROME
Type Name: | ABO POLYCHROME |
Type Index: | MAJOLICA |
Production Origin: | "probably" PUEBLA, MEXICO |
Date Range: | 1650-1750 |
Defining Attributes: |
Thin, cream to buff, compact coarse earthenware paste without visible temper. Opaque, off-white, reflective background tin enamel. Polychrome design in yellow, green, orange and blue. Yellow and orange paints usually have a matte finish, while green and blue are underglaze and reflective. Motif is a generalized floral design, consisting of clusters of balloon-like elements and lobe- like elements accented in black. Human and animal figures sometimes occur in the center of plates. Rims are encircled by an orange band with one brown/black line above and two below. |
Vessel Forms: |
BOWL PLATO |
Comments: | Unlike the related Aranama Polychrome, there is a great deal of open white background space on Abo polychrome, and very little use of the geometric elements seen in Aranama Polychrome. |
Published Definitions: | Deagan 1987; Goggin 1968 |