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In another part of his pottery practice, Commeraw made cylindrical pickle jars for local oystermen, a trade dominated by African Americans, and stamped their names and addresses across the jars.
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Christopher Benfey, The New York Review of Books, 20 Apr. 2023
Born about 1772, enslaved as a child and then set free by a family of German American potters, Mr. Commeraw began designing ceramics in the 1790s, including food storage vessels for oystermen and innkeepers.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2023
Like Pier 6 Seafood & Oyster House, the bungalows are owned by second-generation oysterman Raz Halili.
—Megha McSwain, Chron, 26 Oct. 2022
His father worked both as an oysterman and a fireman at the Naval Academy power plant; his mother taught in a one-room schoolhouse.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2022
But the Free Jacks, a combination of international stars and young American players who hold local jobs (including a Rhode Island oysterman), refused to quit.
—BostonGlobe.com, 20 May 2021
Mitch Jurisich, a third-generation oysterman, dropped a long pair of oyster tongs into the Gulf of Mexico and lightly raked the water bottom.
—Halle Parker | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 31 Jan. 2021
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Christopher Benfey, The New York Review of Books, 20 Apr. 2023
Born about 1772, enslaved as a child and then set free by a family of German American potters, Mr. Commeraw began designing ceramics in the 1790s, including food storage vessels for oystermen and innkeepers.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2023
Like Pier 6 Seafood & Oyster House, the bungalows are owned by second-generation oysterman Raz Halili.
—Megha McSwain, Chron, 26 Oct. 2022
His father worked both as an oysterman and a fireman at the Naval Academy power plant; his mother taught in a one-room schoolhouse.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2022
But the Free Jacks, a combination of international stars and young American players who hold local jobs (including a Rhode Island oysterman), refused to quit.
—BostonGlobe.com, 20 May 2021
Mitch Jurisich, a third-generation oysterman, dropped a long pair of oyster tongs into the Gulf of Mexico and lightly raked the water bottom.
—Halle Parker | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 31 Jan. 2021
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“Oysterman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oysterman. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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