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Object Number
999-21-10/77558
Display Title
Miniature pot
Descriptions
Object Description
Natural stone-polished miniature clay pot. At front: white feather, orange/white/black butterfly, and black/turquoise/white geometric designs; below is geometric band figuring corn and feather designs. Back of vessel has geometric designs in black and white. The designs are hand-painted and hand-made; the butterfly has sand texturing. Signed in pencil on bottom: J. Fitzgerald/Toya/Jemez Pueblo/NM.
Inventory Description
Jar, rounded body, incurving rim, geometric butterfly/feather designs, redware
Classification
- Jar
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1999
Artist
John Fitzgerald Toya
(before 1999)
Culture
- Jemez
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
/
Sandoval County
/
Jemez Pueblo
Additional Geographic Terms
Jemez Pueblo
Materials
Clay, Pigment, Sand
Dimensions
Overall: 7.3 x 8.3 x 8.3 cm (2 7/8 x 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
J. Fitzgerald/Toya/Jemez Pueblo/NM; 999-21-10/77558 J. Fitzgerald / Toya / Jemez Pueblo / N M
Credit Line
Gift of Barbara Isaac
Provenance
Collector
Barbara Isaac
(05/01/1999)
Donor
Donated by
Barbara Isaac
(7/12/99)
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