Cresencia Tafoya was the mother of noted potters Harriet Tafoya and Annie Baca. This is a classic wedding vase.  It is coil-built and fully polished.  The entire surface is fully polished and the wedding vase has a bear paw impressed into the clay on each side.  The piece was traditionally fired to a glassy black.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.  It is signed on the bottom, “Cresencia”.