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Jug

Artist
Date1852
MediumStoneware
DimensionsOverall: H 14 1/2 x W 11 in. (H 36.8 x W 27.9 cm)
Credit LinePurchase 2022 Mr. and Mrs. William V. Griffin Fund
Object number2022.4
On View
On view
Object NameJug
ProvenancePrivate Collection, North Carolina David Drake worked for several Edgefield, NC pottery manufacturers run by his multiple enslavers. After emancipation, he continued to work as a turner in Edgefield potteries. Based upon the incised date and “LM,” this jug is attributed to Lewis Miles Stoneware Manufactory, Horsecreek Valley, Edgefield District, SC. Lewis Miles was one of Drake’s enslavers. While the provenance history between this jug’s manufacture in 1852 and the current collector is not known, the jug appears to have stayed close to its original location. Exhibition HistorySeeing America: 18th and 19th Centuries, The Newark Museum of Art, Newark, New Jersey (March 17, 2023 - ongoing)

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