https://emuseum.cornell.edu/internal/media/dispatcher/92784/fullBowl1925–43[com.gallerysystems.emuseum.core.entities.RecordXPerson@15a07, com.gallerysystems.emuseum.core.entities.RecordXPerson@15a08]com.gallerysystems.emuseum.core.entities.RecordXPerson@15a07CeramicThis exceptionally well-made blackware bowl has a flat base and gently curving, rounded sides ending in an incurved rim. The bowl is burnished to a mirror shine except for a band of geometric designs around the widest part of the vessel body, which are matte. Labeled "Marie and Julian" on the base, in cursive. Maria Martinez (1887-1980) is one of the most famous potters from the San Ildefonso Pueblo, located north of Santa Fe along the Rio Grande near Bandelier National Monument. The potters at San Ildefonso are best known for their incredible black on black pottery style that was first created by Maria & Julian Martinez in the 1920's. Julian was Maria's husband, and this vessel is labeled "Marie and Julian" on the base, in cursive. Basing her initial creations on a request to reproduce archaeological pottery, Maria Martinez created a sensation in the art world. _______ Burnishing is the process of producing ceramics with a shiny surface without using a glaze. To produce burnished surfaces, potters must wait until the ceramics are nearly dry, and then must rub the surface to align the surface clay particles with a smooth object, usually a round, flat-sided stone. Sometimes only certain areas of a pot or a figure are burnished, since the contrast between glossy burnished surfaces and matte unburnished areas can produce a variety of decorative effects. For more information, please see: http://www.mariajulianpottery.com/com.gallerysystems.emuseum.core.entities.Classification@61https://emuseum.cornell.edu/objects/14625/rdf