The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-06
FOR NOBLE BUCCAROS.
4 FORGOTTEN EpISoDE IN oERA-
MIC nISTORr.

rtt nm q - -
oiyon anv o,,.n,,"m ~ - ~ "ppea, 70 n"yo
In tho -, 30 -, NV. "too
taenth contrrr ,.htat imaaS..S =" ~ oIN-
nv tho por,rnvo.a a,..in.I 80
snotr nv, - sosII Nv
IN the tist,rv ~ o.ronIo 49,, ~
M. Scion nm .r,I.. 80.
connocted y,,h a.. 49, ,...S..s 80
upon. Trept. who NJ a ,r,,a- - .a...I. y.
dis,inguIsbod ~, ~. 70
RESEARCH rooon,- - -. ~"
ceros , nre bo,oro e. c. ...H -.
in which bo becins w., s,n,,.n ,ha, ~ 80
lrtelv certain ex,rnI, -, s,saan. 80,
scarcolv bo nicLod on, e. - 80
curIo.it,.. pr...,yod H. .Si,a-.. M
seem IA hova oona Tho ra. ~ s,ta"
plorie. or this world h,, 49,.
thew ore enshrordod onir .,assnsa
The buc,oros came ,ror, ~. -, 49, 80,
America. from marta tr,o ,.h,oh Co.. ,rs..,,.s.
dared 70 nene,rot. ,ns 80 30
extreme rar,,v IN Enu.ws npn,s 80 y,
their orparo,totio, ~, "
imaginative ,on,,.. ISL, u.s.,
atate NJ an art which ,.. al. - ~.
common with tbo,o -, a.. ia ..,.,s- D..
Il was ON aocopnt n, tho srhs..n.. 20 ,,,,sr
thew vere formal ,ho+ ~ -. ss.n,..,.
appreciatsd. Tho ,l,, 81 80 - 49,
said tn h. notrrorr imnuo.s...s - 10
most epbtle norfrmo OVERWHELMINGLY %
table. and IN M, ,hor ~ 49, 80 -
The rich on,v could ..,,-o ~.
their less fortunate fo,Io,rors =. !. . -,
To obtain odd fr.gren,. y, hrot.n -.
i"S VI oroheh p'eces.
set IN gold or silver, cuttings of broken BuG-
caIos took the place of precious stones: ground
into powder. the highly scented CLAW ,vos In
"' ns".S e'eh'eu clay was ln-
ladies of the:-period. had become exceedingly
- ao''neoA's uispense" tnat powder
IL neaicihal preparations warranted to cure
all the Ills that flesh is heir to. 1t was believed
tbnt hv , s,ston,,,, ,...a 49,, -.
''oa'hoh' II through
the action OF the Cay taken internally a negro
would lose his color and become white.
In por,u.o, ,ho - ,u.a..aoh TT
..a,. go .no " uu.oaros haa long oeen
applied 10 All KINDS OF drinking vessels made of
America bcpan IN be IN .roat dor,rs L. Sn.tn
.nd - w ~ stoa' REMAIN IN spain
in these two countries. and was understood to
anp,v on,v IN tho odori,o,or. - -. ~
the American u InS'an. 'r Tes wares maze ns
sources OF production remained for soma tina
with tho port,,ros. hy, nno.,a,,a.. 80
wen - o'uHuose' ou' nhportations were
soon insufficient to copo with the ever increas-
ing requirements, and an Approximate in,ita-
ton was attempted in Portugal, VasconcsI-
los, in his History of Portugal" states thu
factories were started at Montemore, Oliyenza.
sauo'ai' &C. put nowhere were buccaros so
perfectly initiated as in Lisbon. The makers
took great pride in their work. which was sold
. .
u" 'oe"i oioou'" tnose Vi peiia Maya. ono
OF the cleverest among the manufacturers were
the most in request.
The American buccaros, according to con-
temporary writer's. originated from distinct CEN
tres, VIZ, Guadalaiara. Quinto. Chilli, and M
tan-Sant 1aEo. the capital of Chill, was the
great centre OF production. The making Of
bu"caros was carried on there ia four large
monasteries. the monks depending entirely on
that industry for their maintenance. A paral-
lei case Is the Manufacture of cncaustic tiles
by religious orders in ENGLAND. 4 fine red
clay was the only material employed in the
forming Of the ware. but the greatest variety
vas introduced in its decoration by the applica-
tion OF many colors, and occasionally of gold and
silver. The Chilli ware was somewhat def
,ient in richness of perfume.
Guadalaiara, in Mexico. sent over more high
OF rude workmanship, of coarse. grayish clay,
roughly streaked over with red and yellow
black buccaros were made. ny the aboriginal
tribes. but they could not s aud comparison.
sishe. M roT o. ,hdn a G,d Of &c color or, CT Ct, ]eleSanee of
showing no refinement Of Workmanship, pri nj
tive in form. tie clay. no viewer, exhaled such
an exquisite perfume that amateurs contendeI
eagerly With one another for the few specI.
n.ens that reached Europcan, countries,
and Mexico contributes to the sunply OF hue.
caros all vessels OF odoriferous clay be. ing ranged
in that category without distinction OF style
" ihaHuIn,Nuio-
me pottery OF ieru ana Mexico displays such
tertility OF invention. and the creations we're so
fantastic Jas 10 nave no parallel IN the whole
range or ceramic productions, so that the VA
rely OF oucctro was almost beyond descrip-
tiof.. But ~ was not through its shape or style
that AZ earthen pot was recognized ms a buc-
caro-. but through the aromatic fragrance
with whlch It's substance was psrmeated. This
Fragrance stood apart from all the fragrant es-
senGrs known at the time. and writers on the
sublect insist that while other perfumes are.
In All cases, developed by heat. this was inten-
sineu hy immersion IN cold water.
Strabo has called the Portugucfe a nation OF
mighty water drinkers. \ kind or drinking
vessel whlch would .mpart an ambrosial flavor
10 their farorlie beverage was naturally appre-
clated by them. This taste we may assume
VAS developed in the hegi lninG OF the sixteenth
century. Tor we have II from the authority OF
a spanish manuscript. that in 1868 buccaros
We're made Mt Tnlarera In imitation of those
long before imported from Portugal. A German
man OF science, Or. Martin Nogel. was the first
TO ext"l IN verse and prose the trMnscendental
virtues OF the precious pottery. The essay he
wrote In lO2i IS referred TO with praise by the
subsequent writer's, who made good profit OF
the information 1t contained. Unfortunately
1t was never printed, and the manuscripts has
not been preserved TO us. Another manuscript
OF Importance. the letters upon the Odorifcrous