View all examples of PISANO-STYLE TILE
| Type Name: | PISANO-STYLE TILE |
| Type Index: | MAJOLICA |
| Production Origin: | SPAIN |
| Date Range: | 1575-present |
| Defining Attributes: |
Compact, buff to cream colored paste. Smooth, flat surface with white to off-white background enamel. Hand-painted designs in blue, yellow, orange and green, often outlined in manganese or dark brown. Design motifs are usually naturalistic, primarily floral, but can also be geometric, anthropomorphic or scenic. |
| Vessel Forms: |
TILE |
| Comments: | Pisano-style tiles served primarily as wall decoration. They were produced in Seville in imitation of Italian wares by the early sixteenth century, and mark a shift from the Morisco (Christianized Moorish) Cuenca tile tradition to an Italian-influenced tradition. They do not appear in American sites until the last quarter of the 16th century. Pisano-style tiles average 12.75 centimeters per side and 1.6 to 1.9 centimeters in thickness. |
| Published Definitions: | Deagan 1987; Goggin 1968 |