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Vigil, Minnie – 10″ Tall Polychrome Wedding Vase with Feather and Raincloud Designs (1980s)
8.5"w x 10.5"h
$ 900.00
WOW! This is an exceptional large wedding vase by Minnie Vigil. She was renowned for her polychrome pottery. In the 1980s, she created a distinctive style of pottery using different clays to create colorful designs for her pottery. This wedding vase has a round body and elongated spouts. On the body of the vase, there are four medallions, two with a feather design and two with rain clouds. The top of the handle has a painted raincloud. The spouts have rain designs on the sides. It is a very tightly painted jar and exceptional for its size. There are at least SIX different colors of clay used on the wedding vase to paint the designs. It was traditionally fired, and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair. It is signed on the bottom, “Minnie”. She was a sister to potters Gloria Garcia (Goldenrod), Lois Guiterrez, and Thelma Talachy and an aunt to Jason Garcia. Her mother was Petra Gutierrez and her grandmother was Pasqualita Gutierrez.
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WOW! This is an exceptional large wedding vase by Minnie Vigil. She was renowned for her polychrome pottery. In the 1980’s she created a distinctive style of pottery using different clays to create colorful designs on her pottery. This wedding vase has a round body and elongated spouts. On the body of the vase, there are four medallions, two with a feather design and two with rain clouds. The top of the handle has a painted raincloud. The spouts have rain designs on the sides. It is a very tightly painted jar and exceptional for its size. There are at least SIX different colors of clay used on the wedding vase to paint the designs. It was traditionally fired, and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair. It is signed on the bottom, “Minnie”. She was a sister to potters Gloria Garcia (Goldenrod), Lois Guiterrez, and Thelma Talachy and an aunt to Jason Garcia. Her mother was Petra Gutierrez and her grandmother was Pasqualita Gutierrez.