Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2004-0004-0001 | |
| 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 | Rosalie Simbola Aguilar (ca. 1898-1947) and Joe Aguilar [José Angeles Aguilar] (1898-1965) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Shallow, round San Ildefonso Black-on-black plate with flat base and low, flaring sides; All surfaces are scraped smooth and coated with a slip, and highly burnished, except exterior base; Interior surface is painted with off-center geometric motif that includes positive and negative elements, including solid and hachured triangles, arrows, kiva steps (terraced triangle) and groups of parallel wavy lines; Overall motif is repeated twice and is enclosed by a single framing line just below the rim; All designs are painted in a matte gray color; Plate is reduction fired to yield black-on-black color; Signature "Rosalie + Joe" is incised on base in hand printed letters. Rosalie Simbola Aguilar and Joe Aguilar [José Angeles Aguilar] were wife and husband and the parents of Florence Aguilar Naranjo, Joe Aguilar (Jose Vincente Aguilar), and Alfred Aguilar, all of whose works are also represented in the CAS collection. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.0, Max Diam = 23.1 | |