View all examples of ABO POLYCHROME VARIANT
| Type Name: | ABO POLYCHROME VARIANT |
| Type Index: | MAJOLICA |
| Production Origin: | PUEBLA, MEXICO |
| Date Range: | 1650-1750 |
| Defining Attributes: |
Thin, cream to buff, compact coarse earthenware paste without visible temper. Opaque, off-white, reflective background tin enamel. Polychrome design in orange and blue dots or lobe-like elements. Blue lobed pendants present on the marlie. In the center of the vessel is a human, animal, or floral motif outlined in black and filled in with dots or parallel lobe-like elements. |
| Vessel Forms: |
PLATO |
| Comments: | Found in Mexico and Florida, Hale Smith called this variety "Abo Polychrome Type B." Examples found in Florida also have a brown-banded orange border. |
| Published Definitions: | Smith 1965 |