Vessels made from it are thin, and, in the parts which are unglazed, resemble common flower-pot ware.

The larger portion of their surfaces, however, is covered with a rich, thick, emerald-green glaze.

Cups, bowls, saucers, plates, sugar-bowls, tea-pots, flasks, and censers are among the forms commonly made in this ware.

The shapes are often graceful and the prices low.

Most beautiful, however, and relatively expensive, are the miniature vessels made in this ware--scarcely an inch in height, but formed with the greatest care, and in such variety of dainty forms that one may seek some time to duplicate a piece which he has found; these little pieces are completely covered with the rich green glaze both outside and inside.
Our plan of journey for the year was first to make an expedition from Oaxaca to the north-west, into the Mixteca Alta; returning to Oaxaca, to strike eastward by way of Mitla, and the land of the Mixes, to Tehuantepec, from which place we should make a brief trip to the Juaves; returning to Tehuantepec, we should take the high road, by way of San Carlos, back to Oaxaca.