Rare Thomas Commeraw Stoneware Jar, Circa 1815

Rare Thomas Commeraw Saltglaze Stoneware Cobalt Blue-Decorated Jar, Manhattan (Coerlears Hook), New York, Circa 1815. Surrounded by an incised compass border heightened in cobalt blue slip, stamped "COMMERAWS" on the front and "STONEWARE" on the reverse, the whole covered in reddish-brown slip. H: 8 in., W: 6.25 in., D: 6.25 in. Thomas Commeraw was a free African American potter, with a shop in Coerlears Hook on the Lower East Side of Manhattan from around 1796 to 1819.
Dimensions: 8 x 6.25 x 6.25 in
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