Talaveran.

1805 Repertory Arts, Manuf., & Agric. Feb. 214 Who will now exhibit upon his table a piece of the Talavera which is manufactured at the present day?

1879 Academy 14 June 528/1 Very admirably have [the illustrations]..reproduced the shape and hue of a Faenza platter, an Urbino jar, a Talavera vase, and a Persian ewer.

1891 Harper's Mag. Mar. 506/2 The only feature that imparts a little gayety and picturesqueness to their monotonous stucco silhouettes is the blue, rose, and white Talavera tiles..used on the roofs of the domes and towers.

1907 San Francisco Chron. 26 Sept. 6/5 The blue and white pottery of Puebla, often called for purposes of sale ‘Talavera’.

1916 H. D. Eberlein & A. McCLure Pract. Bk. Early Amer. Arts & Crafts 24 Another highly characteristic type of decoration found upon the Mexican Talavera maiolica consists of flowers, birds, or heavy conventional patterns, boldly silhouetted in raised dark blue, nearly covering the white surface.

1991 Christie's Internat. Mag. Winter 41/2 (caption) This Talavera oviform two-handled vase, of the late 17th or early 18th Century is a fine example of the Spanish genius for ceramics.

2001 Veranda July–Aug. 97 (advt.) The Spaniards brought the art of hand-made Talavera to Mexico at the end of the 16th century. Since 1824, Uriarte has continued the tradition and continues to be at the forefront of this time-old Mexican craft.