Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina Press Images
Storage Jar
Dave (later recorded as David Drake) (American, ca. 1801-1870s), enslaved at Stony Bluff Manufactory (ca. 1848–1867), Storage Jar, 1857, alkaline-glazed stoneware, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Harriet Otis Cruft Fund and Otis Norcross Fund, 1997.10. Photo © 2022 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Watercooler (detail)
___________Maker(s) once known, likely enslaved at Phoenix Stone Ware Factory (ca. 1840), and attributed to Thomas M. Chandler, Jr. (American, 1810–1854), Watercooler (detail), ca. 1840, alkaline-glazed stoneware with iron and kaolin slip, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, purchase in honor of Audrey Shilt, President of the Members Guild, 1996–1997, with funds from the Decorative Arts Acquisition Endowment and Decorative Arts Acquisition Trust, 1996.132. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Watercooler
___________Maker(s) once known, likely enslaved at Phoenix Stone Ware Factory (ca. 1840), and attributed to Thomas M. Chandler, Jr. (American, 1810–1854), Watercooler, ca. 1840, alkaline-glazed stoneware with iron and kaolin slip, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, purchase in honor of Audrey Shilt, President of the Members Guild, 1996–1997, with funds from the Decorative Arts Acquisition Endowment and Decorative Arts Acquisition Trust, 1996.132. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Bottle
Abner Landrum (American, active ca. 1812–1828), manufactured by Pottersville Stoneware Manufactory (ca. 1815–1828), Bottle, 1820, alkaline-glazed stoneware, William C. and Susan S. Mariner Collection at the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts at Old Salem, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Image © Metropolitan Museum of Art, photo by Eileen Travell.
Face Jug
___________Maker(s) once known, Miles Mill Pottery (1867–1885), Face Jug, ca. 1867–1885, alkaline-glazed stoneware with kaolin, Hudgins Family Collection. Image © Metropolitan Museum of Art, photo by Eileen Travell.
Storage Jar
___________Maker(s) once known, likely enslaved at Phoenix Stone Ware Factory (ca. 1840) or Collin Rhodes Factory (ca. 1846–1853), Storage Jar, ca. 1840–1853, alkaline-glazed stoneware with kaolin and iron slip, collection of Mr. and Mrs. John LaFoy. Image © Metropolitan Museum of Art, photo by Eileen Travell.
Storage Jar
___________Maker(s) once known, likely enslaved at Trapp & Chandler Pottery (1843–ca. 1850), Storage Jar, ca. 1845, alkaline-glazed stoneware with iron slip, collection of C. Philip and Corbett Toussaint. Image © Metropolitan Museum of Art, photo by Eileen Travell.
Face Jug
___________Maker(s) once known, Face Jug, ca. 1850–1880, alkaline-glazed stoneware with kaolin, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, purchase, Nancy Dunn Revocable Trust Gift, 2017, 2017.310. Image © Metropolitan Museum of Art, photo by Eileen Travell.
Large Jug
Simone Leigh (American, born 1967), Large Jug, 2022, glazed stoneware, courtesy of the artist and Matthew Marks Gallery, New York. © Simone Leigh. Image © Metropolitan Museum of Art, photo by Eileen Travell.
108 (Face Jug Series)
Simone Leigh (American, born 1967), 108 (Face Jug Series), 2019, salt-fired porcelain, courtesy of the artist and Matthew Marks Gallery, New York. © Simone Leigh. Image © Metropolitan Museum of Art, photo by Eileen Travell.
Secrets Safe
Woody De Othello (American, born 1991), Secrets Safe, 2022, ceramic, glaze, and wood, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, purchase with funds from Dwayne Majors and Belinda Stanley-Majors, the Decorative Arts Acquisition Trust, Gregor Turk and Murphy Townsend, Jane and Clay Jackson, and Friends of African American Art, 2023.8. Photo © Woody De Othello.
