19th Century Native American Slip Painted Earthenware Water Jar serving plates light blue and caramel glazes

light blue and caramel glazes

yields a boldly graphic

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with handanger strips (the white cutwork)

but it is wonderful regardless

19th Century Native American Slip Painted Earthenware Water Jar serving plates light blue and caramel glazesThis large earthenware slip painted vessel has an incredible presence and physicality that make it feel like a very special object indeed. I purchased at an antique store in Missouri, and it took me quite a while to determine its origin, but I have just learned it is a mid to late 19th century water jug from San Luis Potosi, Mexico. The painting and roughness of the clay surface make it feel even older, ancient really, and it is definitely the sort of