Storage Jar
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Description:
Storage jar created by enslaved potter, David Drake (Dave the Potter), currently on exhibit in the Museum's First Hall. Dave designed it with a handle on each side near the rolled rim, finished in a two-toned olive-brown alkaline glaze. The date of "March 17, 1831" is inscribed near the rim surrounded by two concentric rows of hatchmarks.
- Date: March 17, 1831
- Dimensions: H-11.811 Dia-10.394 inches
- Makers Mark: "March 7th, 1831"
- Collection: Pottery Collection
- Object Name: Jars
- Object Id: HC 442
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