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MEXICO ARTS AND CRAFTS
Glazed Pottery ~ Ceramica Vidriada
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Also known as 'fire earthenware', the production of Glazed Pottery is very extensive in the States of Michoacan, Mexico, Jalisco, Oaxaca, Guanajuato and Puebla. This particular glazing technique was brought to Mexico from Europe during the Colonial days of Mexico's history and quickly adoped by the native Indians. Glazed Pottery is very prized by its owners. We use large diameter pots with glazed interiors as serving dishes and take them straight from the stovetop to the table. And the urns and vases are just beautiful.
Michoacan, 6kg, 53x26Dcm,
$135USD (L)
Michoacan, 1.5kg, 26x17Dcm,
$18USD (R)

Ceramica Vidriada - Glazed Pottery
Michoacan, .8kg,
16x18Dcm, $36USD (L)
Michoacan, 3.2kg, 42x23Dcm, $90USD (R)

Ceramica Vidriada - Glazed Pottery
Michoacan, 1kg,
40Dcm, $39USD

Ceramica Vidriada - Glazed Pottery
Michoacan, 1kg,
34x27Dcm, $90USD

Ceramica Vidriada - Glazed Pottery
Masks, religious images and household and decorative items are crafted in Glazed Pottery; the designs are from the very simple to the very detailed. Some of the most decorative pieces on display in the Mexican home are Glazed pieces and they are seen in some form or another in all Mexican kitchens. Pieces are worked in molds then decorated with thin brushes by the 'esgrafiado' method which consists of several layers of paint decorated with a pricker before going through the firing process. Glazed Pottery is also very popular at the table as complete sets of dinner ware, called 'bahia'.
Glazed Place Settings are Popular at the Table
Ceramica Vidriada - Glazed Pottery
Jalisco, 1.5kg,
24x19Dcm,
$12USD (B)
Ceramica Vidriada - Glazed Pottery
Piggy Bank,
Michoacan, 4.1kg,
34x40cm, $15USD (T)
Ceramica Vidriada - Glazed Pottery
E-mail us to order and for pricing on bahia dinnerware sets which incude all serving pieces and can be in eight or twelve sets of plates. The bahia is very durable, very attractive and, here in Mexico, as cherished as bone china.
If you do not see it, ask us, impossible to show everything. Thank you for visiting our web pages and if you do come to Saltillo, please visit us at our very nice
Hotel Hacienda Rancho El Morillo.
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