View all examples of PANAMA BLUE ON WHITE
Type Name: | PANAMA BLUE ON WHITE |
Type Index: | MAJOLICA |
Production Origin: | PANAMA |
Date Range: | 1600-1650 |
Defining Attributes: |
Hard, compact brick-red paste with sand tempering. Background enamel is off-white to blueish- or greenish-white and is typically has a low level of reflectivity Designs are primarily painted in pale blue, but may employ a slightly darker shade of blue as well . The paint can appear foamy or fuzzy, and the edges of the design elements often appear to bleed or blur. Wide variety of designs including lace-like motifs, scrolls, loops, geometric and floral motifs. Many design elements typical of Chinese kraakporcelain are also present. |
Vessel Forms: |
PLATE |
Comments: | Design motifs of Panama Blue on White are virtually identical to those on Panama Polychrome Type-A and Type-B. However pieces of Panama Blue on White with stylized corn plant motifs also show a New World design influence on some pieces. |
Published Definitions: | Deagan 1987:92; Long 1967; Goggin 1968; Rovira 2001 |