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Historic San Ildefonso Pueblo Polychrome Olla by Martina Vigil and Florentino Montoya - 22964
San Ildefonso Polychrome typology gradually replaced its predecessor Powhoge Polychrome typology around the 1890s. There were several changes occurring during this transformation-red paint for designs was revived, vessel shape changed, and black rims replaced red ones. It was also during this time, that potter's names began to be associated with their work.
As Jonathan Batkin has well documented, there were several outstanding potters at San Ildefonso during the 1890s whose work can fairly accurately be associated with their names. Following publication of Batkin's studies, it has become easier today to identify late 19th and early 20th century pottery to artists with some degree of accuracy, or so we hope. One husband and wife team, who were extraordinary artisans, was Martina Vigil and Florentino Montoya.