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Bicentennial jar
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Bicentennial jar

Santana Melchor (Native American, 1889–about 1978)
Crucita Melchor (Native American, born in 1932)
1976
Object PlaceSanto Domingo, New Mexico, United States
Medium/TechniqueEarthenware with slip paint
DimensionsOverall: 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.)
Diam.(Overall): 22.2 cm (8 3/4 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated anonymously and by the Gallery Instructors Associates
Accession number1994.188
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCeramics
ProvenanceSold by the potter, Santana Melchor, to Rick Dillingham (b. 1952 - d. 1994), Albuquerque, NM; 1993, from Dillingham to Ray Dewey (dealer), Santa Fe, NM. 1994, sold by Andrea Fisher Fine Pottery, Santa Fe, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 22, 1994)
Olla (water jar)
Olla (water jar)
Santana Melchor
about 1900
Restricted: For reference only
Olla (water jar)
Maria Garcia Melchor
about 1900
Restricted: For reference only
Olla (water jar)
Maria Garcia Melchor
1900–20
Group shot: 1988.1250 (top), 1988.1242 (bottom)
Cache vessel
A.D. 300–550
Cache vessel
Cache vessel
A.D. 300–550
View 1
Ladle
1890s
Restricted: For reference only
Olla (water jar)
1820–40
Restricted: For reference only
Bowl
1870–87
Olla (water jar)
Olla (water jar)
about 1880
Pot
Pot
Pitcher
Pitcher
Corn meal bowl
Corn meal bowl
about 1880