San Jose Pottery (directed by Ethel Wilson Harris, San Antonio, Texas), Texas Centennial (1936) round table, one of only 6 made, comprised of fifty-five (55) tiles, an ode to Texas history with a central silhouette of the state of Texas, encircled by four of the five San Antonio Missions, an outer rim depicting the 6 historical flags of Texas, and Texas heroes including David Crockett, James Bowie, Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston; as well as laborers, cattle, oxen, and bluebonnets; all supported by a wrought iron table base; includes copy of hardcover book "Colors on Clay, The San José Tile Workshops of San Antonio" by Susan Toomey Frost

height 30 in. x 44 in. diameter

Provenance: Property from a home in Goliad, Texas

Three other known examples are held in the Wittliff Collections at Texas State University (San Marcos, Texas), The Witte Museum (San Antonio, Texas), and the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts

The San Jose Pottery workshop, comprised of a team of craftsmen and artists, operated downtown on the banks of the San Antonio River from 1931-1941. Its founder, Ethel Wilson Harris, copyrighted a book of designs in 1937 and registered her characteristic logo -- a maguey cactus in full bloom. 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.