Earthenware Vessel – Edgefield Pottery, South Carolina

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This vessel, referred to as Colono-Indian ware, was most likely made by Native Americans living in what would eventually become the Edgefield District of South Carolina. This piece – perhaps 1,000 years old – was coiled and hand-shaped, then fired unglazed at a low temperature. Earthenware such as this was not nearly as strong as the stoneware that later came to define Edgefield District manufacturing.

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