View all examples of PANAMA BLUE
| Type Name: | PANAMA BLUE |
| Type Index: | MAJOLICA |
| Production Origin: | PANAMA |
| Date Range: | 1600-1650 |
| Defining Attributes: |
Hard, compact brick-red paste with sand tempering. Exterior covered with a matte-finished, solid blue enamel that is occasionally bubbly Interior covered with a reflective enamel ranging in color from greenish to yellowish |
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| Comments: | Production of Panama Blue may have begun in the late 16th century. It is likely that this type is an imitation of Caparra Blue. |
| Published Definitions: | Long 1967; Goggin 1968; Deagan 1987:92; Rovira 2001 |