A Wonderful 19th Century Red Earthenware Pitcher Discovered Near Manchester, New Hampshire

I picked five pieces of nineteenth-century New England-made red earthenware last weekend - and, I will be sharing all of these objects throughout the week. Three of the objects were purchased in central New Hampshire - and, the remaining two were found at a Massachusetts flea market.

This pitcher will be the first object from the group that I will discuss - it is a wonderful example of what I perceive as either southern Maine, coastal Maine or central New Hampshire-made red earthenware. The form is extremely rare, and the glaze is just as scarce today.

It was found in the Manchester, New Hampshire-area. I was told that it formerly belonged to an antiques collector, but no other information was provided. I have never seen an object like this before; although, the form is somewhat comparable to some pitchers manufactured along coastal Massachusetts in the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth-centuries.

If I had to choose, then I would suggest that this pitcher was possibly made in the Concord, New Hampshire or Lyndeborough, New Hampshire areas during the 1800-1840 period; however, I am not very-certain of that attribution, yet since this type of glaze is also found on red earthenware made at a few potteries in Maine.

The form and handle are typically how an attribution would be developed, but this pitcher appears as a rarely seen form (to me).

I have also never seen this exact combination of form and glaze, but I have seen similar glazes decorated on two jars that are attributed to the Clark family of potters in central New Hampshire before. I have also seen similar decorated crock sherds that were recovered at the Peter Clark (1743-1826) Pottery in Lyndeborough.

19th Century Red Earthenware Pitcher Likely Made in Maine or New Hampshire

Possibly Made by the Clark Family in Concord, NH or Lyndeborough, NH

The Form is Very-Rare, and the Glaze is Wonderful

I Have Never Seen this Combination of Form and Glaze Before

Circa 1800-1840

Stands 6 7/8" Tall

Found in the Manchester, New Hampshire-Area

Another View of the Pitcher

View of the Handle

Please Stay Tuned...Much More to Come...