Absalom Jones Jug
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Ewer or Jug
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Absalom Jones Jug
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Celebrates Reverend Absalom Jones, who was born enslaved in Delaware and became a prominent religious and abolition leader.
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Adorned with a silhouette of the Reverend Absalom Jones and Masonic emblems, this jug likely commemorates the tenth anniversary of the first African American Masonic order, which Jones co-founded in 1798. It may have been used in ceremonial Masonic settings or in the home of an admirer.
Born enslaved in Sussex County, Delaware, Jones moved with his enslaver to Philadelphia where he eventually bought his wife's freedom and then was manumitted by his enslaver in 1784. He subsequently worked to form the Free African Society, an organization that assisted newly freed people. Jones became the first African American ordained as an Episcopal minister, and was a leading voice for the abolition of slavery.
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c. 1808
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1700s, 1800s
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Delaware
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The first African American Masonic order
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Unidentified Artist
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Physical Object: h 22.2 x w 17.8 x d 22.9cm (8 3/4 x 7 x 9")
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Digital: 544 x 658 px
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Ceramic
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National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Sidney Kaplan
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National Portrait Gallery
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