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Catalog Number CAS 1987-0002-0001   CAS 1987-0002-0001; Plate
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), Santana Roybal Martinez (1909-2002)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1950
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay
Description Plate, black matte slip on a black burnished surface, reduction fired; Interior perimeter design includes four-pointed star pattern; Signed "Marie & Santana" on underside. Santana Martinez is the wife of Adam Martinez and the daughter-in-law of Maria and Julian Martinez, all of whose pottery is represented in the CAS pottery collection; Santana Martinez is the sister of Awa Tsireh, whose paintings are represented in the CAS painting collection.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 2.3, Max Diam = 13.1