Sherds of Slave-Made "Colonoware" Maker: Unknown

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1700–1800

American Decorative Arts

Not on view
Medium

Low-fire earthenware

Credit Line

Gift of Henry S. Hacker, B.A. 1965, by exchange; bequest of Olive Louise Dann, by exchange; and Friends of American Arts Acquisition Fund

Accession Number

2018.47.3

Geography

Made in Charleston County, South Carolina, Excavated in South Carolina

Culture

American

Period

18th century

Classification

Containers

Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Provenance
Old Slave Mart Museum, Charleston, S.C., before 1987 [see note 1]; sold to Acacia Collection of African Americana, Savannah, Ga., 1989 [see note 2]; sale, Slotin Folk Art Auction, Buford, Ga., November 11, 2017, lot 86; sold to Robert Hunter, Williamsburg, Va., 2017; sold to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, conn., 2018 [see note 2]

Note 1: According to the Old Slave Mart Museum this was part of a group of vessels discovered on the banks of the Copper River, South Carolina.

Note 2: Sold after the museum closed in 1987.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

sherds

Subject

African American makers slavery

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