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Historic
$ 850.00
Dolores Curran has created her own distinctive “poly-tonal” incised blackware. This is a style that she originated by modifying the classic “black” pottery with polishing and rubbing techniques to create various shades of black and grey. This jar has a round, storage jar shape. The rim and vase are fully polished. The body of the jar has two swirling birds along with bird feathers. It is a very complex design with variations of depth. The jar has a lid with a bear. The various colorations of gray are from a very time-involved process as the surface areas are either polished or slipped with mica or rubbed until they are almost a gunmetal coloration. The designs are created by either incising or etching into the surface and this is combined with painted designs. It is signed, “Dolores Curran”.