View all examples of ROMITA SGRAFFITO
| Type Name: | ROMITA SGRAFFITO |
| Type Index: | SLIPWARE |
| Production Origin: | MEXICO |
| Date Range: | 1500-1600 |
| Defining Attributes: |
Hard, compact orange to reddish-brown paste Surface is covered with an off-white to greenish-white slip covered in a thin, transparent lead glaze Designs are etched into the slip and frequently painted with green or yellow Decorative motifs on body include floral, anthropomorphic, zoomorphic, and flag designs Rims often banded with corn, chain, curve, or geometric designs. |
| Vessel Forms: |
BASIN BOWL PLATE |
| Comments: | Lister and Lister (1982) classify Romita Plain as an Indigena ware. It is believed that this type is of Native American manufacture, but copying European forms. Romita Sgraffito production may have extended beyond the 16th century. |
| Published Definitions: | Lister and Lister 1982 |