Artwork
Lusterware platter
Artist
Unknown
DepartmentLatin American Art
Date16th century
MediumGlazed earthenware
Dimensionsheight: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
diameter: 19 in. (48.3 cm)
diameter: 19 in. (48.3 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Mrs. Brooke F. Dudley and Mrs. Charles Best
Object number99.33
GeographyPlace madeManises, Spain
DescriptionLarge platter with central sun image, blue brown, and copper metallic glazes.Label TextThis superb example of Spanish lusterware is a specialized version of majolica introduced by Muslim potters in the fourteenth century. After the white tin glaze and occasionally cobalt blue designs were fired, an overlay in silver and copper oxides, plus sulphur and red or yellow ochre suspended in vinegar, was painted on the vessel. A third firing at low temperature ensued in a muffle kiln producing a reduction atmosphere. The ochre was rubbed off after firing, leaving a metallic sheen.
ProvenanceSpain; Percy A. Rockefeller CollectionNot on view
Collections
17th century
early- 19th century
1930s
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