Carolina Snaps
Dave the Potter
Season 1 Episode 9 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Dave the Potter.
At a time in history when teaching enslaved Africans to read and write was a punishable fine, Dave the Potter is recognized as the first to inscribe this work.
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Carolina Snaps is a local public television program presented by SCETV
Support for this program is provided by The ETV Endowment of South Carolina.
Carolina Snaps
Dave the Potter
Season 1 Episode 9 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
At a time in history when teaching enslaved Africans to read and write was a punishable fine, Dave the Potter is recognized as the first to inscribe this work.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship♪ [souful singing] ♪ At a time in history when teaching enslaved Africans to read and write was a punishable fine, Dave the Potter is recognized as the first to inscribe his work.
♪ [snappy music] ♪ It is said that David Drake produced more than 40,000 pieces from the 1820s to 1870s.
He created stoneware jugs in which he often signed his works "Dave."
Drake also inscribed his work with poetry, often using rhyming couplets.
20 of Dave Potter's jars and jugs are inscribed with original poetry, and 50 additional vessels reveal his signature, maker's mark, date, and other inscriptions.
Today, they sell for as much as $50,000.
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Carolina Snaps is a local public television program presented by SCETV
Support for this program is provided by The ETV Endowment of South Carolina.