A Red Earthenware Jug Discovered Today in Central New Hampshire that is Probably Related to a Potter's Business in Lyndeborough, New Hampshire

Today, I picked a nineteenth-century red earthenware jug in central New Hampshire that was recently removed from a local home. This will be a brief article, but I wanted to quickly show the similarities in this dark-green glazed jug when compared to an example that is owned by the New Hampshire Historical Society in Concord, New Hampshire. Personally, I believe both of these jugs are related.

The New Hampshire Historical Society's jug is attributed to Daniel Clark (1768-1828) in Lyndeborough, New Hampshire in the late-eighteenth-century. Clark is the son of the famed colonial potter, Peter Clark (1743-1826), who began his career before the American Revolution in Braintree, Massachusetts. In January of 1775, Peter Clark moved his family to Lyndeborough - and, that is where Daniel Clark learned the potter's craft from his father.

The jug that I discovered today is basically the exact same form with a similar lip treatment, similar ovoid shape, similar size, similar pair of incised lines, similar footed base and a similar handle placement (but not exact). The difference in the handle attachment is possibly the result of the historical society's jug belonging to the family's eighteenth-century production - and, the jug that I discovered today probably dates from the early-nineteenth-century.

It should also be noted that Peter Clark was a southeastern Massachusetts potter, who brought that area's style with him to New Hampshire. The lips seen on both of these jugs are comparable to the typical jug-style that was produced in southeastern Massachusetts during this same period.

 Late-18th Century Red Earthenware Jug Attributed to Daniel Clark - Lyndeborough, NH

Donated to the Museum in 1902

Circa 1790's

Stands 7 1/4" Tall

Photo Courtesy: New Hampshire Historical Society - Concord, NH

 Another View of the Jug

Photo Courtesy: New Hampshire Historical Society - Concord, NH

 Early-19th Century Red Earthenware Jug Possibly Made by Daniel Clark - Lyndeborough, NH

Form/Style Appears Related to an Object Owned by the NHHSO that is Attributed to Daniel Clark

Circa 1790-1820

Stands 6 7/8" Tall

Recently Found in a Home in Central New Hampshire

 Another View of the Jug

 View of the Handle

View of the Base

Early-19th Century Red Earthenware Jug Produced in Southeastern Mass.

Notice the Lip on this Jug When Compared to the Jugs Discussed Above

Circa 1790-1820

Stands 6" Tall

Photo Courtesy: Samuel Herrup Antiques - Sheffield, Mass.

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