Sanchez, Desideria – Jar with Bird Wing and Mountain Designs (1930s)

Desideria Montoya Sanchez was a sister of noted potter Maria Martinez.  She was known for her traditional pottery and use of both classic and innovative designs. This jar has a high shoulder and a short neck.  It is fully polished and painted around the shoulder.  The jar has an alternating mountain and bird wing pattern.  It has a very angular and modernist appearance.  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, “Desideria”.

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Sanchez, Desideria Montoya (1889 - 1982)

Desideria Montoya Sanchez was a sister of noted potter Maria Martinez.  She often worked with her husband Donicio, who painted some of her pottery.  Three of her five children, including Juanita Roybal, Pilar Aguilar, and Santiago Sanchez, did not continue in the pottery-making tradition.  However, Santiago’s wife, Angelita Sanchez is a well-known potter.   She also created elegant black-on-black pottery, but her forms and painted designs are distinctly different from those of Maria & Julian.