This is a classic jar by Maximiliana “Anna” Martinez, who was a sister of Maria Martinez.   It is coil-built and stone polished.  The jar has a sharp shoulder and sloping sides.  It is painted with a triangular cloud pattern with lines representing rain.  The piece was fired to a silvery black coloration.  It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.  It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Anna”.

Early San Ildefonso Pottery Innovators -1920-1940