Paste is cream to light buff-colored and often chalky feeling

Background enamel surface is white to blueish-white to very pale blue in color. It is generally smooth and even, and tends to have a matte, or low-gloss surface finish, sometimes with pinholing.

The tin enamel is frequently poorly bonded, and tends to flake off the paste body more readily than Spanish majolica or French faience

Designs, including geometric, floral, landscape, figural, animals and Chinese motifs, are painted in blue, green, yellow, black, red, and manganese purple.