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San Ildefonso Pueblo Polychrome Lidded Jar by Martina Vigil and Florentino Montoya - C3675Z
Category: Pottery | Posted by | Fri, Sep 16th 2016, 2:22pm
It is known that Maria and Julian Martinez, after their marriage in 1904, became known as the best pottery couple in the pueblo, but this might not have happened had another couple from San Ildefonso not moved to Cochiti Pueblo in 1905. That couple, Martina Vigil Montoya (1856-1916) and her husband Florentino Montoya (1858-1918), were the finest potters from there from as early as the 1880s. They were masters at creating magnificent Polychrome jars. Martina had learned pottery making from her mother, Toña Peña Vigil, who also was a very talented potter. Florentino had studied the designs of Toña's pottery and adapted his style on hers.