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Catalog Number CAS 1992-0001-0014   CAS 1992-0001-0014; 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), Julian Martinez (1885-1943)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1935
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay; Natural clay slip paint
Description Round bread and butter or salad plate with flat base and shallow, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth and burnished; Border of 8 elongated contiguous triangles arranged end to end (and each having a small double-barred hook pendant from the short end) encircles the interior rim; Center of plate is undecorated; Plate was reduction fired to yield black on black design; Signature "Marie + Julian" is incised in cursive lettering on underside.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 2.5, Rim Diam = 17.9, Max Diam = 17.9