Colonoware pot from Cooper River, Charleston County, SC

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object Details

Manufactured by
Unidentified
Owned by
Acacia Historical Arts International, Inc., American, founded 1989
Description
A Colonoware ceramic pot from Cooper River, Charleston County, SC (c. 1700-1800). The unglazed vessel has a rounded body with a rounded base. The vessel has a slightly flared lip and a narrowed neck. The top half of the vessel is discolored with dark stains and the bottom is sandy brown. There are orange brown discolorations also along the bottom. Two (2) sides of the vessel are discolored with dark gray to black stains. The vessel is broken into several large pieces and has been cross mended. The base has been repaired with dark painted plaster. The exterior body of the vessel is decorated with a single band of stippling around the neck and a repeating pattern of two (2) or three (3) irregular, vertical stippled lines running down the body. There are also three (3) geometric shapes outlined in stippling. The body is also decorated with circular marks of varying sizes. The interior lip of the vessel is decorated with a band of stippling and a pattern of two (2) and three (3) vertical stippled lines running from the top of the interior lip down to the neck as well as dark, irregular circular marks. The bottom of the vessel has white paint marks. The lip has several cracks and four (4) small and one (1) medium areas of loss.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
18th century
Object number
2017.108.1.1
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
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Type
pottery
Medium
clay , glue , plaster of Paris and paint
Dimensions
H x W: 9 1/16 × 10 1/2 in. (23 × 26.7 cm)
Diameter: 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
Place made
Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
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Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
American South
Cooking and dining
Craftsmanship
Design
Domestic life
Folklife
Foodways
Skilled labor
Slavery
Record ID
nmaahc_2017.108.1.1
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5be845410-4985-4095-bf70-f4c4cba40235
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