DepartmentEurope

Bowl, Majolica

NameBowl, Majolica

CultureTeruel

Dateca. 1780

Place madeTereul, Spain, Europe

MediumCeramic; tin-glazed earthenware with copper and manganese in-glaze

DimensionsOverall: 4 3/4 in. (12 cm)

Credit LineIFAF Collection

Object numberFA.1968.15.5

Collections

DescriptionInterior painted in green and violet with dashes on border and small profile of bird on twig with leaves around it in center. Typical Teruel shape of cuenco and design and coloring. Cf. FA.63.13.99, comparable Teruel bowl probably of ca. 1700, has identical measurements except is 5 mm higher, same coloring but with fish painted in the center. FA.68.15.5 has thicker & brighter paint and fussier design, prob. ca. 1780.