Plate

Museum number:
3-29549
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21030029549
Accession number:
Acc.4441
Description:
Plate: majolica ("talavera ware"); varicolored floral design with large yellow petals and cobalt area from rim flowing in arrow-point designs into the floral designs; intricate areas of designs within the large petals in yellow and cobalt, largely in dots and in star-like designs; large areas of black-outlined green within cobalt area; signed on back with symbol. Materials: opaque white lead-tin glazed earthenware; especially thick cobalt pigment. Context of use: See pp. 50-51 from "Mexican Maiolica The Potter's Art of Puebla" by Paul and Henriette Van de Velde (xerox in acc. env.)
Donor:
Barbara E. Busch
Collection place:
Puebla, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Puebla
Materials:
Ceramic (material) and Tin glaze
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Floral patterns, Plates (general, dishes), Talavera ware, and Tin-glazed ware
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Comment:
H-13-2
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Plate, accession number 3-29549, described as Plate: majolica ("talavera ware"); varicolored floral design with large yellow petals and cobalt area from rim flowing in arrow-point designs into the floral designs; intricate areas of designs within the large petals in yellow and cobalt, largely in dots and in star-like designs; large areas of black-outlined green within cobalt area; signed on back with symbol. Materials: opaque white lead-tin glazed earthenware; especially thick cobalt pigment. Context of use: See pp. 50-51 from "Mexican Maiolica The Potter's Art of Puebla" by Paul and Henriette Van de Velde (xerox in acc. env.)

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