| Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0080 |
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| 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 |
1935 |
| Collection Name |
Elkus Collection (Native American) |
| Materials |
Clay |
| Description |
Round salad or bread and butter sized plate with flat base and very low, flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth, coated with a slip, and highly burnished; Painted design painted in black matte slip around interior consists of very slender and partially overlapping triangular units, with groups of 3 short parallel lines pendant from areas where the triangles overlap and short L-shaped hook at end of each triangle; Design forms large negative square area with rounded corners in center area of plate; Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised in script on base. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 2.7, Max Diam = 16.9 |