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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0215   CAS 0370-0215; 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. 1925-1943
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Round shallow plate with rounded base and flaring sides; Interior and exterior are scraped very smooth and interior is also highly burnished; Design band around interior rim is painted in matte black slip and consists of 15 partially overlapping semicircles, outlined below by a parallel scalloped line (producing a negative scalloped line around interior rim); Plate is reduction fired to black-on-black color; Signature "Marie" is incised on base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 2.5, Max Diam = 12.2