DO YOU KNOW WHAT COLONOWARE IS…AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT TO LOCAL HISTORY?

Posted By Bill Payer on Jul 20, 2019 | 0 comments


Frequently our history is revealed through humble, every day objects…or the shattered remains of them. A recent Post & Courier story about colonoware is a good example. Read that story here.

This is a colonoware bowl made in Berkeley County between 1750-1800. To learn more about it click here.







And here are a few more links with information about colonoware:

Colonoware – South Carolina Encyclopedia

Early African-American Pottery in South Carolina – ScholarWorks

“C” is for Colonoware | South Carolina Public Radio

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