A Very Interesting Green Piece of Red Earthenware Found in Southern Maine

Yesterday, I was driving through part of southern Maine on my way from one destination to the next - when I drove past an antique shop that looked rather interesting to me - so I chose to make a quick detour and investigate. The shop was well decorated with all sorts of vintage and modern primitives. It was probably five or six rooms deep. 

In the first room just as you enter the building, I found a rather surprising example of red earthenware that appeared to me to date from the 1800s. The shop owner told me it had been in her house, but she previously found it in a shop near Portland, Maine. U

The glaze and form are really what stood out to me most about this pot. The weight also feels correct, and if you look at the base (pictured below) - you will see the exposed clay has been slightly over-fired due to its grayish color, but if you look at the small slab of what appears to be kiln furniture that stuck to the base - you will see the clay color is the common dark reddish color for many red earthenware products. There are also two sides of the pot that show clay from another pot because they were touching while inside the kiln. 

Additionally, I don't have a specific attribution for this piece, although I do feel it is American made, whereas there were a number of potters in New England who produced green glazes from the eighteenth to the early twentieth century.

19th Century Green Glazed Red Earthenware Object

Found in Southern Maine

Stands 2 3/4" Tall

Measures 5" at the Widest Point

 Close-Up of the Incised Decoration

Another View of the Incised Decoration 

 View of the Base with Some Kiln Furniture Still Attached
The Clay Has Been Over-Fired

View of the Pot with the Honey Dipper

Dipper Measures 6 3/4" Long

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