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Long before Black-on-black pottery became the staple at San Ildefonso Pueblo, potters there had produced a variety of pottery types- Black-on-cream, Black-on-Red and Polychrome types predominately.  Powhoge Polychrome, which was black-on-cream, in the 1850-1880 period gave way to San Ildefonso Polychrome, starting in the 1890s, in which red paint was added to the design.  Concurrently, some potters began abandoning the red paint on the rim in favor of black around the same time.

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