Cheese dish

Cheese dish. Cylindrical container with the mouth opening outwards. Inside glazed in yellowish white. Edges decorated with green leaves.

The province of Córdoba had the largest number of active potteries in the early 1980s. However, they were in a marginal situation as can be appreciated in the limited variety of categories and lack of modern technology, apart from La Rambla, one of the most prosperous and industrialised pottery centres in Andalusia. Outside Lucena and La Rambla, where glazed pieces are produced, it is usual to find white production.

The south-west centre (Palma del Río, Lucena, Montilla, Posadas, Puente Genil, La Rambla and Tejar de Benamejí) is the most extensive centre and has major internal differences, but with basic common characteristics. Lucena and La Rambla are the most important centres and produce glazed pieces. There are three types of workshop: for glazing, for white items (wine jars, pitchers and jugs) and earthenware makers (jars and pots) which have recently become specialised. They were produced in two sizes: long and short. It was fully active in Lucena, the only centre where it was documented.