This vessel exhibits the classic traits of late nineteenth century Santo Domingo Polychrome. The neck interior is red-slipped, with a black rim top. The under body is stone-polished bare paste with a one-and-a-half-inch rag-wiped red band. The cream/off-white is rag-wiped bentonite slip with black vegetal and red slip designs. There is not a ceremonial break in the black rim band, nor is there a framing line below the rim. Rather there is a pair of framing lines under the decorated area and both lines have a ceremonial break.

The body is designed with only two spectacular elements, each of which is repeated once. One pair of designs consists of floral elements and the other pair is extraordinary birds.

Structurally the jar is in excellent condition. There is a rim chip but no other damage. The jar sits at a slight tilt but that is the way it was made.

Provenance: ex: The Elkhart Collection in 1998.