Dish. Talavera de la Reina, 20th century

Dish; Talavera de la Reina, 20th century.
Painted ceramic.
Measurements: 11 x 80 cm (diameter).
A large ceramic dish with decorative elements and tonalities characteristic of Talavera ceramics. The great boom in Talavera manufacture took place between the 16th century and the mid-18th century, when French tastes were introduced into Spain, and the clientele began to prefer pieces from Alcora. However, Talavera experienced a new Golden Age at the end of the 19th century, with the historicism. Of Muslim origin, the ceramics of Talavera de la Reina acquired industrial importance from the 16th century onwards. Mentioned by Cervantes, Lope de Vega and Tirso de Molina, Talavera earthenware can also be documented in a large part of Spanish Baroque painting. Used by nobles and the humble, its commercial monopoly was in constant conflict with Sevillian earthenware. One of the architects of the recovery of Spanish Talavera ceramics was Juan Niveiro with the founding of the "El Carmen" factory; the incorporation of workers brought from Manises brought another important change in its decorative series.