19th Century Black Glazed Red Earthenware Teapot Discovered at the Narbonne House in Salem, Massachusetts

Black glazed teapots were rather common from nineteenth-century American potters; although, the extent of the production is probably a subject that deserves more attention today.

The need was universal from household-to-household and community-to-community. There may have been a difference in style as class levels varied; in essence, a finely potted colorful earthenware ceramic teapot made by an upscale manufacturer in England or a porcelain teapot made in China or even a black glazed red earthenware teapot made in Massachusetts may have been a preference. It all really depended on the household and personal taste.

This black glazed red earthenware teapot was recovered within a late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth century archaeological context at the Narbonne House in Salem, Massachusetts. The archaeology report suggests it was made in Jackfield, England; although, I believe it was more likely made in Massachusetts probably at the Thomas Crafts Pottery in Whately, Massachusetts. A similar example was also recovered in a comparable context by archaeologists at the University of Massachusetts at Boston on Castle Island in South Boston, Massachusetts, which is assumed to have been made at the same potter's business.

I have also seen the remains of a similar teapot that was recovered within an early-nineteenth century context in the 1990s in North Yarmouth, Maine.

Note: Here is a link to the article that shows the teapot, which was recovered on Castle Island in South Boston, Massachusetts.

Teapot Recovered at the Narbonne House in Salem, Massachusetts

 19th Century Red Earthenware Teapot Likely Made in Massachusetts
Recovered from a Privy at the Narbonne House in Salem, Mass.
Probably Made in Whately, Mass.
See Article for More Information

Photo Courtesy: National Parks Services, Narbonne House - Salem, Ma

 View of the Base

Photo Courtesy: National Parks Services, Narbonne House - Salem, Ma

View of the Handle

Photo Courtesy: National Parks Services, Narbonne House - Salem, Ma

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