Frederica Antonio is renowned for her intricately painted pottery. Each piece is coil-built and then finely painted. Her designs are a series of fine vertical and horizontal lines, which are then filled in to create larger images in the squares.  This is a small water jar shape with a round shoulder and a short neck.  The neck of the jar has four rows of checkerboard.  The body of the jar has there classic ‘four seasons” designs that are separated by polychrome lightning patterns.  It is an intricate design for the size of the jar.  The base of the jar is concave, reminiscent of historic Acoma jars carried on the head.  This combination of thin walls, classic shape, and tightly painted design creates a piece that is visually stunning!  The jar is signed on the bottom, “F. V. Antonio”.