1935 Santa Clara Pueblo Polychrome Redware Pot

This traditional vessel features native clay, traditionally coiled and hand-formed, polished then polychrome slip decorated in a clouds/rain motif. The pot was collected in 1935 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It shows relatively little wear for its age, and is a great example of earlier Santa Clara Pueblo Polychrome Redware. It measures 7 7/8" diameter and 5 7/8" tall.

The pot is signed "Madaline/" on the bottom, it is clearly the work of Santa Clara Pueblo potter Madaline Naranjo, the grandmother of the currently working potter of the same name, who began her career in 1935. The signature was made in soft pencil or stylus in the damp slip before firing and any trace of pigment has worn away during the 75 years this pot has been held in collections. The bottom of the pot still bears the original, handwritten price tag -- $3.00. Provenance consists of copies of original purchase notes, which we have reviewed, made by the original owner during two trips to the Southwest in 1931 and 1935, that will be provided to the new owner of this wonderful pot.

If you are looking for an unusual piece of authentic old Santa Clara Pueblo pottery from an important potter, then go no further!

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