Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0541-0014 | |
| 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; Negative image of Avanyu or feathered serpent encircles plain center of plate, with the background painted a matte gray color; Plate was reduction fired to yield a black-on-black design; Signature “Marie” is incised in script on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.9, Max Diam = 24.0 | |