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ProvenanceRobert V. Gallegos, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Gerald Peters, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.212.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 232.
Artist
Tonita Roybal
(1892 - 1945)
Jar
Date1890-1915
MediumClay, pigments
DimensionsOverall: 11 1/2 × 12 in. (29.2 × 30.5 cm)
Object numberT0441
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextSan Ildefonso also became known for its black on red pottery. Potters such as Tonita Roybal, a contemporary of Maria’s, produced such fine work that she earned a very good income from sales to tourists and museums in addition to winning competition prizes. Twentieth-century potters continued the ancient technique of coiling, using successive lengths of rolled clay to form the sides of the vessel, rather than forming pottery on a wheel. Traditionally most pottery was used to hold and store water.ProvenanceRobert V. Gallegos, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Gerald Peters, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.212.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 232.
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