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There are three important collections of Talavera in Mexico: The Bello y Gonzalez, The Franz Mayer Collection, and The Perez de Salazar Collection. The United States has two valuable collections as well at the: Hispanic Society of New York and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.


  Detail of piece at the Bello Collection. Click to enlarge.   Bello y Gonzalez Collection
Extensive collection formed by a lawyer from Puebla, who donated his patrimony to the State. His residence became the Bello y Gonzalez Museum and is adorned with a huge variety of Talavera pieces and tiles. The Museum is located in downtown Puebla, in the corner of the 3 Poniente and 3 Sur streets.


 
  Detail of piece at the Mayer Collection. Click to enlarge.   Franz Mayer Museum
The most thorough collection of Talavera, assembled by a German broker naturalized Mexican. It contains 726 pieces, most of which belong to the XVII and XVIII centuries. It also has more than 10,000 Talavera tiles. You can visit the collection at the Franz Mayer Museum, Av. Hidalgo 45, Mexico City.


 
      Perez de Salazar Collection
Personal collection gathered by Francisco Perez de Salazar, who was a Mexican lawyer, humanist and history professor. This collection is considered to have great value because it brings together pieces with unique decorations.


 
  Detail of piece at the Hispanic Society of NY. Click to enlarge.   Hispanic Society of New York
Important collection with unique Talavera pieces corroborating the Asiatic influence. The museum also has decorative and utilitarian examples in earthenware and soft-paste porcelain from other centers: Alcora and Buen Retiro in Spain, and Capodimonte in Italy. You can visit the museum at 613 W. 155th St., New York City.


 
  Piece at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Click to enlarge.   Philadelphia Museum of Art
This collection features interesting antique Talavera pieces, such as this jar with lid from the XVIII century. You can visit the museum at Benjamin Franklin Parkway and 26th Street in Philadelphia.


 
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