A Chinese porcelain Sherd of the Transitional Period found in New Mexico
Author(s): Linda R. Pomper
Year: 2020
Summary
This is a paper/report submission presented at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.
Sherds of Chinese porcelain have been found in New Mexico, which was settled by the Spanish as early as 1598. The porcelain had come to Acapulco via the Manila galleon trade, and then arrived in New Mexico on the Camino Real. A site at San Lazaro has been erratically excavated, but is stilll worthy of study. Some of the sherds found at the site are not surprising: blue and white export wares. However, one sherd is remarkable because it is a finely painted piece of the Transitional Period, 1620-80. This small sherd can be compared to a piece found in a Dutch musuem, the Princessehof in Leeuwarden, and was probably the inspiration for Delft wares. It was of a type that found its way into Europe as well as into the Spanish colonies.
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A Chinese porcelain Sherd of the Transitional Period found in New Mexico. Linda R. Pomper. 2020 ( tDAR id: 457209)
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Keywords
General
Chinese
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Porcelain
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Sherd
Geographic Keywords
United States of America
Temporal Keywords
17th Century
Spatial Coverage
min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology
Record Identifiers
PaperId(s): 102