Apothecary Jar
Italian influences are strong in this Hispanized type. Animal, bird, and human forms are introduced and are crowded together with foliate forms. The earliest variety of the Talavera style employs "aborronado" or "tattoed" designs applied as thick dots and dashes and repeated on the ground along with animal motifs among the primary decoration. Tattoed ornamentation appears depressed as the color has sunk into the surface of the white enamel ground.
(See 11.87.1, 17.108.3 for pair.)
(See 11.87.1, 17.108.3 for pair.)
Artwork Details
- Title: Apothecary Jar
- Maker: Attributed to Damián Hernández (Mexican, active 1607–70)
- Date: 1660–80
- Geography: Made in Mexico
- Culture: Mexican
- Medium: Tin-glazed earthenware
- Dimensions: H. 10 5/8 in. (27 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Robert W. de Forest, 1917
- Object Number: 17.108.3
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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Attributed to Damián Hernández (Mexican, active 1607–70)
ca. 1680
Attributed to Damián Hernández (Mexican, active 1607–70)
1660–80
Master Potter A
ca. 1650
ca. 1675–1700
ca. 1675–1700
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