This is a classic shaped miniature by Dorothy Torivio.  She was was among the first to utilize and then refine the “op-art” style in her Acoma pottery. She took classic Acoma patterns and then repeated them on a vessel, ranging the size from small to large and then small again, in accordance with the shape of the vessel.  This a perfectly painted seed jar with a wide shape and designs on top and bottom.   It is a shape which Dorothy created to accentuate her style of painting!  The imagery is a butterfly pattern which encircles the piece.  Each of the “butterflies” is a combination of four of the elliptical designs.  The seedpot is signed on the bottom, “Dorothy Torivio” and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.