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 rain and cloud designs.  The wind designs are the little “hook” designs seen extending into the polished areas and is a design she used primarily in the 1920s.  The jar 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