View all examples of GUATEMALA WHITE
Type Name: | GUATEMALA WHITE |
Type Index: | MAJOLICA |
Production Origin: | GUATEMALA |
Date Range: | 1580-20th century |
Defining Attributes: |
Hard, gritty paste, dark red in color Off-white background enamel which varies from thick to nearly translucent. |
Vessel Forms: |
BOWL CHAMBER POT CUP PITCHER PLATE VASE |
Comments: | There is little published on specific types of Guatemalan majolicas. The major center is thought to have been at Santiago, Guatemala, and very little of this majolica was exported to other areas of the Spanish Americas. |
Published Definitions: | Deagan 1987; Lister and Lister 1974; Luján Muñoz 1975 |