Pair of plates following XV century models; Manises, first half of XIX century.

Pair of dishes following models of the fifteenth century; Manises, first half of the nineteenth century.
Glazed ceramic.
Measurements: 3 x 45 cm (x2).
Pair of 19th century dishes made in glazed ceramic following aesthetic models of the 16th century Manises ceramics. The ceramics of metallic luster will be the great art of the Nasrid period, although it was born in the Spain of the Almohad period, between the second half of the XII century and the first half of the XIII century. In later times it will have special development in Manises, where the Hispano-Muslim tradition will continue in both the technical and decorative aspects. It is a glazed ceramic, that is to say, with a white enamel bath, very pure in the best examples, which is fired in the kiln. On it, once cold, it is decorated with a pigment composed of five basic ingredients: copper, silver, sulfur, almazarrón (iron oxide) and vinegar. The final tone will depend on the proportion of these components, resulting more golden if it has a greater amount of silver, and more reddish if copper predominates.