An Attribution for a Wonderful Red Earthenware Pitcher that Appeared a Few Years Ago at the NHADA Show at Antiques Week in New Hampshire

Glaze, form and maker are what attracts many people to early American-made red earthenware today; although, curiosity, affection, nostalgia and purpose are also reasons for why people may feel a connection to utilitarian pottery. A few years ago, while visiting the annual  'Antiques Week in New Hampshire' celebration, I saw a great piece of red earthenware (see below) that a western New York dealer had just discovered in an antique shop in Buffalo, New York.

The pitcher did generate some discussion at the shows that week and it was suggested that the pitcher may have been produced in southern Maine, circa 1840. Although, I believe that the attribution was strictly based on the glaze, which is a style that has been attributed to southern Maine before. But I have also written on this website that this exact type of glaze was also produced in Western New York and Ontario, as well.

Nevertheless, out of my own curiosity, I began to research this pitcher and I discovered a matching form that is currently on display in a museum in Buffalo, which is attributed to Lorenzo Johnson in Erie County, New York, circa 1840-1860. The museum's pitcher is also decorated with a matching glaze.

This is a subject that I have also written about in regards to this style of glaze being used as strictly an attribution to southern Maine, which I have suggested is risky since this type of glaze was not exclusive to just southern Maine.

Pitcher that was Sold in New Hampshire

 Mid-19th Century Red Earthenware Pitcher Discovered in Buffalo, NY
See Pitcher Below for Attribution
Approximately 8" Tall
Circa 1840-1860
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Photo Courtesy: Private New England Collection

 View of the Handle

Photo Courtesy: Private New England Collection

Pitcher on Display in Buffalo, NY

Mid-19th Century Red Earthenware Pitcher Attributed to Lorenzo Johnson - Erie County, NY
Approximately 8" Tall
Circa 1840-1860

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Photo Courtesy: Artists in Buffalo - Buffalo, NY

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