Vintage 1980s Barro Negro Esgrafiado Pottery Ewer Pitcher Rigoberto Mateos Ortega Mexico 13 3/8 pretty in pink The roses are connected by

The roses are connected by black felt “stems” are leaves that are decorated with red beads and black beads and sequins

shorter layer being pleated and turned up at the bottom to form a “bubble” or “balloon” shape

Age: difficult to ascertain

but this vintage Crombie cloth coat t should fit a size medium (probably a US size 38)

Simpson’s was a Canadian department store founded by Robert Simpson in 1858

Vintage 1980s Barro Negro Esgrafiado Pottery Ewer Pitcher Rigoberto Mateos Ortega Mexico 13 3/8 pretty in pink The roses are connected byThis is a wonderful tall ewer pitcher that is signed R Mateos, the signature used by Jalisco potter Rigoberto Mateos Ortega (b 1942). This pitcher is made with black clay found in the region surrounding San Bartolo Coyotepec, the production centre of Barro Negro pottery. The traditional firing process yields a smooth black finish and the piece is incised before firing with motifs that are native to the Zapotec culture the process is known as Barro