The more I look at this bowl - the more everything about it appears correct to me for a product made in Massachusetts, New Hampshire or southern Maine in the nineteenth-century. The interior is covered in green dots, which is a characteristic found on some wares in each of the states mentioned. The multiple green glazes are also a characteristic found on some products made in central New Hampshire. The handles are reminiscent of handles applied on some jars made by Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts potters. The handles are also similar to some stoneware handles applied in Charlestown, Massachusetts in the early-1800's. It should also be noted that the handled bowl is also entirely hand-thrown on a wheel. The color of the clay matches clay colors sometimes seen in coastal northern Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine.
I've just never seen the form before, but that isn't necessarily a true indicator of anything - I know they were producing a number of odd forms in places like Concord, New Hampshire in the late-nineteenth-century. The New Hampshire Historical Society located in Concord has actually dedicated a special interest to similar kinds of products made at places like the John Farmer Clark Pottery in Concord after 1870.
19th Century Handled Bowl Possibly Made in New Hampshire
Photo was Taken with a Camera Flash
Measures 11 1/2" from Handle-to-Handle
Stands 4 1/2" Tall with the Handle
Found Today in a Thrift Shop in Salisbury, MA
View of a Handle
View of the base
View of the Front of the Bowl
Another View of the Same Handle
Another View of the Same Handle
Another View of the Base
Please Stay Tuned...Much More to Come...
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