On View
Cultural Expressions Gallery
Exhibition
Cultural Expressions
Created by
Unidentified
Subject of
Downing, Thomas, American, 1791 - 1866
Date
ca 1840
Medium
glaze and cobalt oxide on ceramic with paint and cork (bark)
Dimensions
H x W x D: 6 5/16 × 4 3/16 × 4 3/16 in. (16 × 10.7 × 10.7 cm)
Description
A stoneware oyster jar from the Thomas Downing oyster house. The jar has a brown glaze with a black painted cork stopper. The jar is cylindrical shaped with tapered shoulder and tall, narrow neck that flares slightly outwards at the lip. The front of the jar is stamped with text that reads, [T' DOWNING [G stamped upside down] / PICKLEDOYSTERS / NO?5 BROAD ST / NEW YORK] with brushed dark blue coloring. There are no marks or decorations on the bottom of the jar.
Place used
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place made
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Type
jars
Topic
Black Enterprise
Business
Cooking and dining
Design
Foodways
Free communities of color
Urban life
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2019.52
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5276f8068-e102-477a-a68d-36592e390510

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