San Jose Pottery Works (San Antonio, Texas), sea horse plate, glazed ceramic

height 0.5 in. x 13 in. diameter

Provenance: An Austin, Texas collection

San Jose Mission Pottery was founded by pioneering preservationist and entrepreneur Ethel Wilson Harris (1893-1984) and designer Fernando Ramos, and became perhaps the foremost exponent of the Arts and Crafts movement in San Antonio. Formally known as Mexican Arts and Crafts, the workshop operated downtown on the banks of the San Antonio River from 1931-1941 and produced beautiful designs in glazed tiles, tile murals, and tile-top tables, that reflected the vivid Hispanic culture in the region. Typical San Jose Mission tiles included depictions of early Mexican settlers, landscapes dotted with cattle, and the bright plant life in the area, including the signature symbol of the workshop €â€œ the blooming maguey (also known as agave) plant. In 1941 the workshop changed its name to Mission Crafts when it moved to within the walls of Mission San Jose, where gifted artisans created tiles and pottery until 1977. San Jose pieces, on the rare occasion they come on to the marketplace, are highly-desired by collectors in Texas and beyond.

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