San Ildefonso Blackware Plate

Nameplate

Date1954

Mediumclay, paint

Dimensions1 3/16 × 9 7/16 × 10 13/16 in. (3 × 24 × 27.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Don and Rita Morgan

CultureSan Ildefonso | Tewa

InscribedBlue Corn San Ildefonso Pueblo 54. Blue Corn is Crucita Gonzales Calabaza.

Object numberA2019-2-25

ClassificationsMay Collection

DescriptionHand coiled and scraped oval plate; mostly flat base with slightly flared wall to flat edge at rim; unrestricted vessel; slipped, burnished; black-on-black feature from oxygen reduction in firing; design consists of wide feather band from center to rim, with two concentric circles at center; matte and shiny surface.

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