Hispano Moresque Style Spanish Porcelain Plate, 17-19th Century
Porcelain
6.7 x 39 x 39cm
HK.2971
A Hispano Moresque Style Porcelain Plate, produced in the South of Spain between the 17th and 19th Centuries. This piece features the depiction of a man in the central motif...
A Hispano Moresque Style Porcelain Plate, produced in the South of Spain between the 17th and 19th Centuries. This piece features the depiction of a man in the central motif contemplating the moon and stars.
This piece demonstrates well the traditional Hispano Moresque process of ceramic making, notably the process of applying a tin glaze over a design traced in cobalt blue, upon which metalic elements could be added after the first firing. The result of this process was a beautiful lustre to each work produced, which was considered the best in Europe for many centuries.
This piece demonstrates well the traditional Hispano Moresque process of ceramic making, notably the process of applying a tin glaze over a design traced in cobalt blue, upon which metalic elements could be added after the first firing. The result of this process was a beautiful lustre to each work produced, which was considered the best in Europe for many centuries.