David Drake (potter)

David Drake (c. 1800 – c. 1870s), also known as "Dave Pottery" and "Dave the Potter", was an American potter who lived in Edgefield, South Carolina. Drake was enslaved for most of his life, but became free at the end of the American Civil War. Pottery inscriptions thumb|upright|I made this jar for cash, though it is called lucre trash, Alkaline glaze stoneware, 1857 Drake inscribed his work with poetry, often using rhyming couplets, as well as with his signature. Put every bit all betweenSurely this jar will hold 14 Earliest known of Drake's rhyming inscriptions Dave belongs to Mr. MilesWher the oven bakes & the pot biles 1840 jar; a reference to Lewis Miles, who owned the pottery studio where Drake work, and who may at some point have been his slave owner I made this jar for cashthough it is called lucre trash On an 1857 jar, see image I wonder where is all my relationsFriendship to all and every nation From a 19-inch greenware pot dated August 16, 1857 A very large jar which has 4 handlesPack it full of fresh meats then light candles 25-gallon jug, 1858 This is a noble churnfill it up it will never turn on a butter-churn Category:Slaves Category:Poets from South Carolina