Object Details
- Description
- An ovoid saltglaze stoneware jug with incised blue clamshell and bell flower decoration around the front shoulder over inscription. A loop handle extends from neck and is attached on side opposite from inscription, with blue glaze surrounding the attachment location. The jug is marked on side with maker’s name and location: COMMERAW.S / STONEWARE / N.YORK.
- Date
- ca. 1797 - 1819
- Created by
- Thomas Commeraw, American, active 1797-1819
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic
- African American
- Craftsmanship
- Design
- Free communities of color
- Labor
- Ornamentation
- U.S. History, 1783-1815
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.61
- Type
- jugs
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Medium
- ceramic and glaze
- Dimensions
- 15 1/4 x 9 3/4 x 9 3/4 x 31 5/8 in. (38.7 x 24.8 x 24.8 x 80.3 cm)
- Diameter (Base): 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2011.61
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