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Trestle table This table, which breaks apart into several components, bears the physical scars and stains of kitchen labor. It was discovered on the William Floyd Estate, an eighteenth-century plantation on Long Island's Mastic Peninsula. -
Footed bowl Colonoware is a hand-built, unglazed, low-fired, locally-made coarse earthenware found on many domestic archaeological sites in Virginia, South Carolina, the Caribbean and to a lesser extent in North Carolina and Georgia. -
Bowl Colonoware is a hand-built, unglazed, low-fired, locally-made coarse earthenware found on many domestic archaeological sites in Virginia, South Carolina, the Caribbean and to a lesser extent in North Carolina and Georgia. -
Two handed kettle Colonoware is a hand-built, unglazed, low-fired, locally-made coarse earthenware found on many domestic archaeological sites in Virginia, South Carolina, the Caribbean and to a lesser extent in North Carolina and Georgia. -
Face pitcher Turned bulbous form with applied eyebrows, kaolin eyes, nose, and an open mouth with kaolin teeth. C-shaped ears are applied to the sides, an applied loop handle is on the back, and pouring spout. All surfaces except for the eyes, teeth, and lips are painted black. The African-American face-vessel pottery tradition established in South Carolina was a milestone in American ceramics history. -
40 Cooler 4 Direct response from the artist on the significance of the tags on his work: "Generally the tags put on my work are of the people that taught me graffiti. -
Ring bottle Slab-built, circular, tubular form with an applied rolled handle, turned spout, and foot. “J.S. NASH” is impressed on top left side of bottle below spout. -
Jar Thrown and turned ovoid salt-glazed form with a flared rim and lug handles. -
Jar Thrown and turned ovoid form with an everted tie-down rim, two applied opposing lug handles, and greenish-brown alkaline glaze. -
Jug Thrown, salt-glazed ovoid form with a shaped spout and a molded base. On one side are two pairs of impressed crescents facing each other and oriented horizontally. Impressed triple-leaf motifs are above and below the point where the pairs of crescents meet, and three are impressed on either end. -
Jar Thrown, ovoid form with an everted rim, molded base, and an incised line circling the vessel below the neck. A band of impressed, crescent-shaped shaped swags separated by impressed triple-leafed bellflower motifs is below the incised line. A gap between two swags is filled with two impressed bellflowers, one oriented horizontally above another oriented vertically. Below is stamped “COERLEARS / HOOK”; to the right is stamped “N●YORK”. -
Jar Three Gallon Jar. Inscribed “Dave / April 5 / 1855”. Also inscribed “LM” with “/ /” slash marks and three punctuates ***” as capacity marks. This beautifully glazed two-handled jar is distinguished by the well-tooled rim and shoulder treatment. The “Dave” signature and date are executed with an extraordinarily bold flourish. -
Jar Large twenty-gallon Jar attributed to David Drake. Although unsigned, this large jar is attributed to “Dave’s” production based on the potting techniques, glaze and sheer size. -
Campeachy chair Oak with leather upholstery and brass nails -
Face jug Alkaline-glazed stoneware with kaolin inserts -
Chest of Drawers or Bureau Mahogany veneers over white pine chest of drawers or bureau