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Type Name: SAN JOSE POLYCHROME
Type Index: MAJOLICA
Production Origin: MEXICO
Date Range: 1800-1900
Defining Attributes:

Typically buff to orange colored paste with heavy sand tempering

Off-white enamel with decoration in orange and green

Most common decoration motif consists of bands in either orange or green and floral or dots elements

Dark-brown to black may be present on floral elements

Vessel Forms: CUP
PLATE
Comments: Seifert (1977) belives this type was probably produced in Puebla, Guanajuato, or Dolores Hidalgo, Mexico.
Published Definitions: Seifert 1977

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