Blackware; squat; incurved rim; vertical depressions all around giving the impression of a melon. "Carmel Romero" written on bottom. Tag on bottom: "SNT 13.50". Molded and polished.
Donor:
Harriet Stull
Collection place:
Santa Clara, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
New Mexico; Santa Clara
Culture or time period:
Santa Clara
Maker or artist:
Carmelita Romero
Collector:
Harriet Stull
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Miniature (size attribute)
Context of use:
Made for sale.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 9 centimeters and diameter 14.4 centimeters
Comment:
References: LeFree, Betty, "Santa Clara Pottery Today," University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, 1975, p. 102.