EarlyAmericanCeramics.com: A Wonderful Red Earthenware Pitcher that was Recently Discovered in an Attic in Falmouth, Massachusetts

Friday, March 18, 2016

A Wonderful Red Earthenware Pitcher that was Recently Discovered in an Attic in Falmouth, Massachusetts

Quickly, I want to show this wonderful large nineteenth-century red earthenware pitcher that appeared on eBay this week. The form seems to be related to the late-eighteenth or early-nineteenth-century coastal Massachusetts-made red earthenware pitchers, which I wrote about on March 16, 2016.

According to the antiques dealer, who is based in Cumberland, Rhode Island, "This antique American-made red earthenware pitcher was recently discovered in the attic of a Falmouth, Massachusetts home. We carefully cleaned the pitcher to reveal a mustard, tan and dark brown glaze, with a pale green-glaze on the inside of the rim and on the top of the handle. We have posted close up photographs so you can see every detail on this 10 5/8 inch tall by 7 1/2 inch pitcher. There are some rim chips around the top edge as well as a couple of very tiny flecks to the edge of the foot and some scratches. There are no other problems or any restorations to this exceptional American red earthenware pitcher."

Personally, I feel this pitcher is proof that there is still quality American-made red earthenware, and stoneware left to be discovered today in early-contexts of ownership.

Note: I would like to thank Cincinatti, Ohio antiques collector and dealer, Benny Kreiner for alerting me to this object.