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Thomas W. Commeraw

Oyster Jar

1793

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Oyster Jar

Thomas W. Commeraw

Oyster Jar

Thomas W. Commeraw

Oyster Jar

1793

Physical Qualities Stoneware , 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (13.3 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm)
Credit Line Albert H. Cousins Memorial Fund
Object Number 2021.63
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 2021; Private Collection, by c. 1990; Neil Wilcox, London, England; Guyana, South America
American Folk Art Museum, "Unnamed Figures". American Folk Art Museum, New York, NY, 13 November 2023- 24 March 2024.

Markings: Stamped "DANIEL / JOHNSON. AND. Co No 24 / LUMBER STREET / NEW. YORK."

Maker

Thomas W. Commeraw

1795–1819

American, active 1796-1820
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On View: American Wing Second Floor, Scott 07

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