19th Century Native American Slip Painted Earthenware Water Jar modern design Most of the sewing machine

Most of the sewing machine parts are gone at this point

Beautifully crafted in the 1960s

graphite-colored mark to the surface

and certainly a great conversation piece anywhere

19th Century Native American Slip Painted Earthenware Water Jar modern design Most of the sewing machineThis 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