Catalog Number |
CAS 0541-0013 | |
Category | Culinary Items; Pottery | |
Object Name | Plate | |
Culture | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
County | Santa Fe | |
Other Geographic Data | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
Maker's Name | Maria Martinez (1887-1980), Julian Martinez (1885-1943) | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1921 | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Clay; Natural clay slip-paint | |
Description | Round shallow dinner plate whose interior and exterior are scraped very smooth, coated with a slip, and highly burnished; Series of 8 contiguous and elongated triangles along rim, each with attached 2-pronged tail, form a whirling wheel pattern, leaving most of the plate’s interior undecorated; Plate was reduction fired to yield a black-on-black design; Signature “Marie” is incised in script on base. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.3, Max Diam = 23.2 |