Blessing box; Manises, XIX century.

Blessing box; Manises, XIX century.
Glazed ceramic.
It has slight damage in the area of the well and in the lower area.
Measurements: 27 x 14 x 8 cm.
Glazed ceramic blessing box with high temperature glazes, traditional of Spanish ceramics, applied on a white tin engobe. The piece has the classic colors used by the Manises factory, such as cobalt blue or yellow. This color scheme, introduced by Islamic potters in medieval Spain together with the metallic luster and the green and manganese style, appeared in Paterna at the end of the Middle Ages, and would be the most characteristic throughout Europe until the first half of the 18th century, when the secret of porcelain was discovered.