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- Jar, 1797-1819 - Thomas Commeraw, a free African American potter and entrepreneur, produced salt-glazed stoneware in the Corlears Hook neighborhood of New York City from 1791 to 1819. These stoneware jars and crocks were durable and helped preserve food for storage in cool cellars and ice houses. Commeraw's distinctive stoneware typically contains cobalt blue swags and tassel decoration.
- 1797-1819
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Jar, 1797-1819
Thomas Commeraw, a free African American potter and entrepreneur, produced salt-glazed stoneware in the Corlears Hook neighborhood of New York City from 1791 to 1819. These stoneware jars and crocks were durable and helped preserve food for storage in cool cellars and ice houses. Commeraw's distinctive stoneware typically contains cobalt blue swags and tassel decoration.