Lovely c. 1920s Isleta Pueblo Pottery Basket early watercolor others with a "Pretty Maid"

others with a "Pretty Maid" sticker

and all the more so as framed by razor-straight bangs peeking out from her bonnet and big bow neatly tied at her chin

Signed Mostrom

9" t x 2 3/8" w x 1 5/16" d and in very worn but stable condition

Visible area of painting: 4 1/4" x 3 1/4"

Lovely c. 1920s Isleta Pueblo Pottery Basket early watercolor others with a "Pretty Maid"I have a particular love for the painted patterns and combination of black and orange on Isleta Pueblo pottery, which is symbolic here checkerboard patterns that I believe symbolize rain combined with orange circles with dots at their center that I believe reference either suns or flowers. This is an early example of Isleta pottery (New Mexico) made for the tourist market, c. 1920s. 5" widest diameter x 5 1 4" tall and in very good condition, with