The featured Talavera hand painted pottery is a synthesis of various influences from Spain, Italy, Portugal and China, which implies a five-fold cross-breeding and testifies to the multiplicity of people and cultures that have come together in Mexico. From Greece to China, from China to the Middle East, from the Middle East to Spain, and finally from Spain to Mexico, the world renowned tradition of the art of Talavera has remained in the cities of Dolores Hidalgo, GTO. and Puebla for more than 400 years. Every society has found some type of cultural influence from the past when looking into their ceramic heirloom. |
