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Jug (Pitcher)
Thomas H Commeraw
1797-1798
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Thomas H Commeraw (Maker)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Manhattan; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Museum Object Number
1963.0008
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1963.0008
Object Name
Jug (Pitcher)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Thomas H Commeraw (Maker)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Manhattan; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1797-1798
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Upper body
Inscription: Stamped (impressed) "COMMERAW.2 / STONEWARE"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- African American maker
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Incised
- Stamped
Dimensions (inches)
11.693 (H) x 9.213 (L) x 8.465 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
29.7 (H) x 23.4 (L) x 21.5 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Ketchum, William C. 1987 Potters & Potteries of New York State, 1650-1900.
• Mark identified as that used 1802-1819: p.483Book: 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, 1797-98Article: 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