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Pueblo pottery was very popular in Santa Fe, New Mexico homes as decorative objects in the 1930s and later and many local residents purchased sugar and creamer sets, candlesticks, bookends and lamp bases.  Some potters made tall jars suitable for lamps and some actually made them with drill holes in the bottom through which the electric cord was threaded.

This jar is the shape suitable for a boudoir lamp and it does have a drill hole in the base.  The hole has been filled in and is not visible from the underside but is visible from the inside of the jar.  Since the drill hole went through the "&" element, it is obvious that it was drilled after purchase and not drilled by Maria Martinez at the time it was made.

Read more about this jar here.