Artwork
Platter
DepartmentLatin American Art
Date17th century
Dimensionsheight: 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
diameter: 15 in. (38.1 cm)
diameter: 15 in. (38.1 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, gift of the Estate of Ellen M. Slayden
Object number26.1328
GeographyPlace madeCataluña, Spain
DescriptionBlue and white platter with a tree motif along the border. At the center of the platter, there appears a woman with a dog. There is a house in the distance.Label TextMajolica-type ceramics, introduced to Spain from Islamic North Africa, have a long history in Spain, and their production continues into modern times. Thrown on a potter's wheel and twice-fired in high temperature kilns, this pottery became very influential in transforming Latin American ceramic production. The famous Talavera pottery from Puebla, Mexico has its roots in the glazed ceramic traditions of Spain.
(Label Copy 2001, Marion Oettinger Jr.)
ProvenanceEstate of Ellen M. Slayden, San Antonio, by gift to Witte Museum, San Antonio, 1926.Not on view
Collections
1930s
1930s
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