国立アメリカ歴史博物館のインスタグラム(amhistorymuseum) - 2月16日 01時15分

This ceramic face vessel reflects a decorative style developed by enslaved African American craftspeople working in South Carolina. The vessels appear to have been inspired by African burial rights, and they may have been used in religious ceremonies. Though the origins of the face vessel tradition are largely un-documented, researchers have used both anecdotal and archaeological evidence to establish that enslaved potters were making vessels like these in the Edgefield area of South Carolina before the Civil War. The materials used to produce vessels give clues about their origin. The contrasting eyes and teeth on most of the face vessels made by enslaved artisans are kaolin clay, a key ingredient in the manufacture of porcelain. The Edgefield area of South Carolina was known in the 1700s and 1800s for its rich supply of kaolin. A number of face vessels have been linked stylistically to enslaved people at Thomas Davies’ Palmetto Firebrick Works, which operated in the mid-1860s, and Lewis Miles’s Stoney Bluff and Miles Mill potteries, which operated from about 1837 to 1894. This particular piece is believed to have come from Lewis Miles’s pottery. #BlackHistoryMonth #ArtHistory #AmericanHistory #SouthCarolinaHistory #DecorativeArts #Ceramics #Pottery

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