Small Black-on-black jar signed Marie and Julian [SOLD]
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- Category: Modern
- Origin: San Ildefonso Pueblo, Po-woh-ge-oweenge
- Medium: clay
- Size: 3-1/4” height x 4-1/4” diameter
- Item # C3955A SOLD
Documentation accompanying an item, regardless of its formality or lack of, is a welcome addition when marketing a work of art. This small jar has a paper note included, written by the original purchaser, that states “Bought in San Ildefonso at Maria’s house in July of 1937. At that time, I was Sibyl Graybill. Signed S. Slocomb.”
The jar is typical of those made by Maria and Julian at the time. It has a flat bottom and globular underbody sloping inward and upward from the mid body. Julian placed a simple matte black design on the slopping upper half. It is signed Marie & Julian.
Condition: very good condition for a jar of 80 years.
Provenance: this Small Black-on-black jar signed Marie and Julian is from the daughter of the original owner, as noted above
Recommended Reading: The Legacy of Maria Poveka Martinez by Richard L. Spivey
- Category: Modern
- Origin: San Ildefonso Pueblo, Po-woh-ge-oweenge
- Medium: clay
- Size: 3-1/4” height x 4-1/4” diameter
- Item # C3955A SOLD
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