WebA large jar made in the workshop of Thomas Commeraw. New York, 1810-1820. Stoneware. Historic Hudson Valley (VC.59.16X). Tucked into a corner of the milk room at Van Cortlandt Manor, a large ovoid stoneware jar rests on a plank bench as if waiting for Philis, an enslaved woman, to pack it with vinegar, salt, and cucumbers from the kitchen garden. WebA large jar made in the workshop of Thomas Commeraw. New York, 1810-1820. Stoneware. Historic Hudson Valley (VC.59.16X). Tucked into a corner of the milk room at Van …

Thomas Commeraw, Free Black Potter of New York

WebThis vessel was made by Thomas W. Commeraw, a free African American potter working in Manhattan's Lower East Side during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. … WebThomas Commeraw is Notable. Thomas W. Commeraw was an African-American potter and businessman. [1] Thomas was born into slavery about 1772. When he was about 7 years … eva airways 15

Exhibition Crafting Freedom: Thomas W. Commeraw Enfilade

WebA SALT-GLAZED COBALT-BLUE INCISED STONEWARE JAR WITH EARED HANDLES. STAMPED BY THOMAS W. COMMERAW (ACTIVE 1796-1819), NEW YORK, CIRCA 1797 … WebNEW YORK, NY.- This winter, the New-York Historical Society presents Crafting Freedom: The Life and Legacy of Free Black Potter Thomas W. Commeraw, the first exhibition to bring overdue attention to Thomas W. Commeraw, a successful Black craftsman who was long assumed to be white. Formerly enslaved, Commeraw rose to prominence as a free Black … Web-Crafting Freedom: The Life and Legacy of Free Black Potter Thomas W. Commeraw-Kara Walker: Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated)-Women's Work in 100 … eva airways 35