An 18th Century Bowl Found in New Hampshire Yesterday that was Likely Made at the Daniel Bayley Pottery Company in Newburyport, Massachusetts

I believe I have found a possible attribution for the early red earthenware bowl that I discovered yesterday in the lakes region near Alton Bay, New Hampshire. The following group of photographs show the bowl, along with a mug that was discovered in a Federal Period home in Newburyport, Massachusetts in the late-1970's by New Hampshire antiques collector and dealer, Al Benting.

I purchased the mug two-or-three-years ago from Al at the Hertan's Antique Show in Brimfield, Massachusetts. I knew from archaeological evidence, which I have studied at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. that the mug was likely made at the Daniel Bayley Pottery Company in Newburyport, Massachusetts, circa 1766-1799.

I have compared the bowl that was found in New Hampshire yesterday to a number of artifacts, and also red earthenware bowls that represent eighteenth and early-nineteenth-century potters throughout New England; however, the bowl appears to be in keeping with the products that I have studied most from the Daniel Bayley Pottery Company. 

The following group of photos shows why I believe the bowl and the mug are strongly related - the clay-color is an exact match, the glaze-color is pretty much an exact match and the footed base is pretty much a match. It is my opinion that the bowl was likely made at the Daniel Bayley Pottery Company in Newburyport, circa 1766-1799.

This is also not the first time a piece of Bayley Pottery has emerged in New Hampshire - I have seen a few objects removed from early-homes; although, I have also seen archaeological evidence that supports the idea that the Bayley Pottery was exporting their wares into Portsmouth during the same 1766-1799 period. Similar archaeological evidence from the Bayley Pottery has also been found further south in Salem, Massachusetts.

Note: I do not know how I have been able to acquire so many potential rare pieces of Bayley family pottery made before 1800; nonetheless, my collection of Bayley Pottery is also pictured below. There are a total of nine pieces. It probably helps that I live in the same area that this family operated, circa 1720-1799.

 (Left) 18th Century Red Earthenware Bowl

Likely Made at the Daniel Bayley Pottery Company in Newburyport, Mass.

Circa 1766-1799

Stands 2 5/8" Tall

Measures 6 3/4" in Diameter

Found Yesterday in a Small Shop Near Alton Bay, NH

 (Right) 18th Century Red Earthenware Mug

Likely Made at the Daniel Bayley Pottery Company in Newburyport, Mass.

Circa 1766-1799

Stands 5 3/4" Tall

Found in a Federal Period Home in Newburyport, Mass. in the 1970's

View of the Clay Color

View of the Bases

Collection of Pottery Likely Made in Newburyport, Mass.

Possibly All Pottery Made by the Bayley Family in Newburyport, Mass.

Circa 1720-1799

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