- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Acacia Historical Arts International, Inc., American, founded 1989
- Date
- 18th century
- Medium
- clay , glue , plaster of Paris and paint
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 1/2 × 7 7/8 in. (19 × 20.1 cm)
- Diameter: 7 15/16 in. (20.1 cm)
- 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 lip that is tall and slighly tapered outwards. The neck is slightly narrowed towards the center. The body is whitish gray with areas of dark discoloration around the lip and near the base. The vessel is broken into several pieces and has been cross mended. The exterior body of the vessel is moderately decorated with dark, irregular circular marks of varying sizes. A few are outlined in white, textured paint. The bottom of the vessel has white paint marks and a piece of museum putty on the bottom. The lip has ten (10) small areas of loss and the body has four (4) areas of loss along the base. One large area has been replaced with dark painted plaster. On the bottom of the vessel is a green piece of museum putty matted with fibrous material.
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Type
- pottery
- Topic
- American South
- Cooking and dining
- Craftsmanship
- Design
- Domestic life
- Folklife
- Foodways
- Skilled labor
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.108.1.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




