Lovely c. 1920s Isleta Pueblo Pottery Basket early watercolor (Originating as as a literary

(Originating as as a literary riddle game in 18th century France

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

Plenty of foxing/staining to the backing paper to which the embroidery is mounted but the embroidery is in fairly good shape and I would hang it just as it is

others with a "Pretty Maid" sticker

It still bears some of its original red paint (which reads orange)

Lovely c. 1920s Isleta Pueblo Pottery Basket early watercolor (Originating as as a literaryI 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