19th Century Native American Slip Painted Earthenware Water Jar serving plates The planter is stamped with

The planter is stamped with two marks on the bottom

with handanger strips (the white cutwork)

San Jose Mission

this fabulous bright red-orange and black hand-painted ceramic flower frog could perfectly well be used to hold a few flowers in place

appears unsigned

19th Century Native American Slip Painted Earthenware Water Jar serving plates The planter is stamped withThis 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