Chloe (born c. 1740; died after 1782) Chloe (last name unidentified) was a Black woman who lived in an Annapolis, Maryland, silversmith workshop owned by James Chalmers (died 1781). She was either born on the African continent and abducted for the Transatlantic Slave Trade or born into slavery in the American colonies. Chloe’s most likely role was maintenance and cooking, although there are records of enslaved Black silversmiths at the time. Chloe had three children: Jacob, Jenny, and Polly. Their father, Chloe’s partner, was possibly named London (born before 1740) and was a free Black man hired as a barrel maker by Chalmers. In 1766, Chalmers defaulted on his mortgage, and Chloe and her children were transferred to the mortgage owner as collateral. Historical records show that around the time this silver cream pitcher was made, Chalmers’ son John was unsuccessfully petitioning to repossess the family. Chloe and her children, however, remained enslaved together in Annapolis.