Stoneware jug created by Thomas Commeraw
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1797 - 1819
name: label: Created by
content: Thomas Commeraw, American, active 1797-1819
notes: label: Description
content: 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.
place: label: Place made
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Free communities of color
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Ornamentation
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1783-1815
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
label: Exhibition
content: Slavery and Freedom
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.61
objectType: label: Type
content: jugs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public Domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ceramic and glaze
label: Dimensions
content: 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)
label: Dimensions
content: Diameter (Base): 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)