Pot

ca. 1900–30

Not on view

Returned to lender

This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Black pottery has been made at Santa Clara Pueblo for generations. The elegant shape of this pot, with its high neck and turned rim, is characteristic of Santa Clara pottery, as is the high luster of the polished black surface. Beginning in the late 1800s, potters at the pueblo made many black pieces, similar to the one shown here, for tourists and nearby households in Santa Fe and Española.

Artwork Details

Overview

Exhibition History

Title: Pot
Artist: Unrecorded Santa Clara Pueblo artist
Date: ca. 1900–30
Geography: United States, New Mexico
Culture: Santa Clara Pueblo
Medium: Clay
Dimensions: H. 11 1/2 × Diam. 14 in. (29.2 × 35.6 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Vessels
Credit Line: Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection, Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, NY (T0438)
Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing