JedditoStippled

TYPE: Jeddito Stippled

DATE: A.D. 1350 to 1600 (Dittert Jr., and Plog, 1980;139)

COMMON DESIGNS: Designs are basically the same as Jeddito Black-on-Yellow.

COMMON BACKGROUND COLOR(S): Yellow, occasionally with darker and/or lighter hues.

TEMPER: Many painted Jeddito Wares appear not to have any temper added, even under high magnification. Wade and McChesney state: "However, ethnographic accounts of ancient manufacturing techniques collected by Thomas Keam in the 1880s and 1890s suggest that Sikyatki and San Bernardo Polychromes may, in fact, be tempered (Stephen n.d., quoted in Wade and McChesney 1980, pg 96). Nineteeth-century informants indicated that potters low-fired plaques of white clay, then ground them to the consistency of flour. This was added to the unfired white clay paste used to form a vessel. Temper this fine would be hard to detect visually, would produce a stronger pot through its high-quality distribution within the vessel, and would still allow for a smoother polishing and painting surface than either conventional sand or sherd tempering." (Wade and McChesney, 1981;20). Occasionally some painted Jeddito Wares may have large rounded quartz grains visible on the surface and throughout the paste, the same can be said for large red angular fragments, although vessels that show visible temper are somewhat rare.

KEY DIFFERENCES: Stippled or spattered areas incorporated with black designs.

COMMENTS: Jeddito Stippled is a variety of Jeddito Black-on-Yellow that has been recognized as a separate type, based on its slightly later temporal appearance. Spattered vessels are believed to have the same beginning date as stippled vessels, so the description of Jeddito Stippled is expanded here to include spattering rather than list it as a separate type. Some vessels may appear to be stippled but may actually have been spattered. To stipple is to apply paint with small short touches, to spatter is to sprinkle or splash paint onto a vessel. Some potters would put paint in their mouth and spatter a vessel. To see other examples of stippled or spattered vessels, see vessel 1Y under Awatovi Polychrome (this section), and vessels 1Y and 3Y of San Bernardo Polychrome in the Hopi Section of this guide.

1Y Jeddito Stippled Shard

Approximately 2" long.

2N Jeddito Stippled Bowl with stippling or spattering paint done around a human hand design.

Approximate Dimensions: 9 1/8" by 3 1/8"

This page last revised: 05/09/2011

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	TYPE: Jeddito Stippled DATE: A.D. 1350 to 1600 (Dittert Jr., and Plog, 1980;139) COMMON DESIGNS: Designs are basically the same as Jeddito Black-on-Yellow. COMMON BACKGROUND COLOR(S): Yellow, occasionally with darker and/or lighter hues. TEMPER: Many painted Jeddito Wares appear not to have any temper added, even under high magnification. Wade and McChesney state: "However, ethnographic accounts of ancient manufacturing techniques collected by Thomas Keam in the 1880s and 1890s suggest that Sikyatki and San Bernardo Polychromes may, in fact, be tempered (Stephen n.d., quoted in Wade and McChesney 1980, pg 96). Nineteeth-century informants indicated that potters low-fired plaques of white clay, then ground them to the consistency of flour. This was added to the unfired white clay paste used to form a vessel. Temper this fine would be hard to detect visually, would produce a stronger pot through its high-quality distribution within the vessel, and would still allow for a smoother polishing and painting surface than either conventional sand or sherd tempering." (Wade and McChesney, 1981;20). Occasionally some painted Jeddito Wares may have large rounded quartz grains visible on the surface and throughout the paste, the same can be said for large red angular fragments, although vessels that show visible temper are somewhat rare. KEY DIFFERENCES: Stippled or spattered areas incorporated with black designs. COMMENTS: Jeddito Stippled is a variety of Jeddito Black-on-Yellow that has been recognized as a separate type, based on its slightly later temporal appearance. Spattered vessels are believed to have the same beginning date as stippled vessels, so the description of Jeddito Stippled is expanded here to include spattering rather than list it as a separate type. Some vessels may appear to be stippled but may actually have been spattered. To stipple is to apply paint with small short touches, to spatter is to sprinkle or splash paint onto a vessel. Some potters would put paint in their mouth and spatter a vessel. To see other examples of stippled or spattered vessels, see vessel 1Y under Awatovi Polychrome (this section), and vessels 1Y and 3Y of San Bernardo Polychrome in the Hopi Section of this guide. 1Y Jeddito Stippled Shard Approximately 2" long. 2N Jeddito Stippled Bowl with stippling or spattering paint done around a human hand design. Approximate Dimensions: 9 1/8" by 3 1/8" This page last revised: 05/09/2011 Copyright: 2005- 2011 All Rights Reserved. We welcome your linking to our site, however all documents, webpages, photographs and images are the property of www.rarepottery.info. Permission is required to copy, download or use any text, photographs or image files. Contact: rarepotteryinfo@aol.com