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Jar
Thomas H Commeraw
1797-1798
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Thomas H Commeraw (Potter)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Manhattan; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Museum Object Number
1959.1751
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.1751
Object Name
Jar
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Thomas H Commeraw (Potter)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Manhattan; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1797-1798
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Shoulder, side 1
Inscription: Impressed "COMMERAW.S" The "S" is impressed backwards
Type: Mark
Location: Shoulder, side 2
Inscription: Impressed "STONEWARE/ N*YORK"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- African American maker
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Incised
- Painted
- Stamped (impressed)
Dimensions (inches)
9.921 (H) x 10.02 (L) x 7.598 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
25.2 (H) x 25.45 (L) x 19.3 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
7" diameter mouth, slightly oval; 4 3/4" base (flat) Condition: large chip @ foot & below "W.2" & near rim; chip @ inside side.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Webster, Donald Blake. 1971 Decorated Stoneware Pottery of North America.
• Published: p. 160, no. 203, Thomas Commeraw, NYC, late 18th-early 19th C.Book: Ketchum, William C. 1987 Potters & Potteries of New York State, 1650-1900.
• Maker discussed: pp. 53-4, 483, 524.Book: Webster, Donald Blake. 1971 Decorated Stoneware Pottery of North America.
• Other Commeraw jars: p. 63, no. 39, stamped "COERLEARS HOOK"; no. 40, stamped N. YORK"; p. 64, no. 41, unmarked.Book: Skerry, Janine E. & Hood, Suzanne Findlen. 2009 Salt-Glazed Stoneware in Early America.
• Storage jar with swags marked "COMMERAW[S]/ STONEWARE": pp. 194-5, fig. 11 and detail, Thomas Commeraw, Manhattan, NY, 1797-98Catalogue: Crocker Farm, Inc. Crocker Farm Auction Catalogue.
• Stoneware jar with very similar swagged decoration and blue brushwork under the handles: March 5, 2011 sale, lot 192 and a jug attributed to Commeraw or Warne and Letts (lot 191).Catalogue: Crocker Farm, Inc. Crocker Farm Auction Catalogue.
• Marked Commeraw jar of a similar form with similar swag decoration (but differently-oriented handles): July 16, 2011 sale, lot 11. (See also November 2, 2013 sale, lot 13, for another example.)Article: Kahn, Eve M. 08/13/2011 From Manhattan to Sierra Leone. New York Times.
• Announcement of Zipp's work on Commeraw as an African-american potter.Web Site: The Thomas Commeraw Project. 2014 www.commeraw.com
• Brandt Zipp's website for his research and book on Commeraw