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| Type Name: | CUERDA SECA |
| Type Index: | MAJOLICA |
| Production Origin: | SPAIN |
| Date Range: | 1490-1550 |
| Defining Attributes: |
Paste is soft, cream-colored and compact. Geometric areas of colored tin enamel set apart by bands of unglazed pottery. The enamel areas include green, melado, blue, white and brown colors. |
| Vessel Forms: |
BOWL JAR PLATO |
| Comments: | The enamel areas are separated by greased lines before firing. The greased areas burn away during firing, leaving the paste exposed. Cuerda Seca is clearly of the Moorish tradition. |
| Published Definitions: | Deagan 1987; Fairbanks 1973 |