Talavera & Maiolica Ceramic Coaster Set

This ceramic coaster set excavates three overlapping Mediterranean tin-glaze traditions that together map the movement of Islamic ceramic technology through Christian Reconquista Spain, Renaissance Italy, and Spanish colonial Mexico. Each coaster reproduces a documented tile pattern from workshops operating between 1450 and 1750, when mayólica (Spanish), maiolica (Italian), and talavera poblana (Mexican) represented not merely regional styles but distinct branches of a shared technological lineage rooted in Hispano-Moresque loza dorada (lusterware) and North African zellij (mosaic tilework).