The usual mark upon this fayence is the letter A in gold or colour.

Fig. 51.—Plaque.

Talavera, near Toledo, was one of the most important manufactories in Spain in the 17th and 18th centuries, and the word talavera was used to indicate all fayence in the same manner as fayence in France and delft in England.

Fig. 52.—Bowl.
18th Century.

Fig. 52, a bowl, is glazed, decorated within and without with a bull fight, storks, and trees, in green, orange and manganese.


CONTINENTAL FAYENCE