The ceramics collection, formed by 1,628 pieces and about 10,000 tiles, is the most extensive and diverse of the different genres that make up the whole Franz Mayer collection.

The most important set in terms of number of pieces is the Mexican one mayólica, in particular the one known as talavera from Puebla . It is formed by all kinds of utilitarian objects, for personal hygiene, table service - plates, bowls, soup tureen - , religious celebrations in addition to the merely ornamental objects such as sculptures and tiles. Most of these pieces are decorated in blue on a white background with ornamental motifs, which show the influence of the pieces of chinaware brought to Mexico by the Manila Galleon from the last quarter of the 16 th Century onwards.

The ceramics collection also includes some examples of Spanish crockery of metallic glare from Manises, Catalonia, and Aragón and tin-enamel crockery from Talavera de la Reina, Alcora and Sevilla. It also contains a vast range of objects of exported chinaware; as well as Dutch ceramics in blue and white from Delft. Pieces made using the printing technique or transfer printing such as some English, Dutch, and Mexican creations, are an example of the crockery from the 19 th Century .