Small Lebrillo from Fajalauza

Granada, 19th century

$1,750.00

 

Small Lebrillo from Fajalauza

19th century

20 1/2 inches

Iron hanger sold separately.

The lebrillo is the name given to this shape of ceramic, they are large bowls with a bent edge to facilitate handling. This ceramic was used for the “matanzas” to cook the famous Spanish sauce, but also to wash clothes or even to bathe babies. This particular lebrillo is from Granada, Spain, has typical green and white colors, and is decorated with the lily flower and with two rows of little chains at the edge. This kind of ceramic is typically from Granada, and started in the 15th century. The origins are the Spanish Moresque. It is named Fajalauza, after the Nasri door of the Albaicin, where the largest center of ceramist was based.

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