The first clay source that is shown below is very-likely the same source that William Pecker, (1758-1820) and other red earthenware potters harvested in Merrimacport, Massachusetts in the eighteenth and nineteenth-centuries. This source is actually positioned directly next to the small area of shoreline along the Merrimac River, where I have been collecting red earthenware and stoneware sherds from Pecker's circa 1784-1820 production. I estimate that this clay source is located less-than forty-yards from where Pecker operated his kiln.
The second clay source is found close to where the Daniel Bayley (1729-1792) Pottery Company produced red earthenware in Newburyport, Massachusetts, circa 1766-1799. However, there were other early potters near this source, as well, such as Clement Kent (active before 1774) and Ebenezer Morrison (1741-1803). The Merrimac Pottery Company also produced floral products and art pottery near this clay source during the circa 1897-1908 period.
Connecticut Author and Collector, Jonathan Rickard Photographing Ohio Potter, Greg Shooner
Photo Taken at Dish Camp 2016
I made an arrangement with Greg. He said that if I dug clay from both of these locations, and mailed him samples that he would fire the clay in his kiln.
Today, I dug both clay sources, and I will mail him the clay once it dries out a little bit to save on the shipping costs. However, I will also update this story when I find out what happens with the clay. This is exciting!
Clay From Merrimacport, Mass.
Location Where Potters Operated in Merrimacport, Mass. in the 18th & 19th Centuries
The Most Prominent Potter was Likely William Pecker Who Operated Circa 1784-1820
Location Where Potters Operated in Merrimacport, Mass. in the 18th & 19th Centuries
The Most Prominent Potter was Likely William Pecker Who Operated Circa 1784-1820
Location Where Potters Operated in Merrimacport, Mass. in the 18th & 19th Centuries
The Most Prominent Potter was Likely William Pecker Who Operated Circa 1784-1820
Location Where Potters Operated in Merrimacport, Mass. in the 18th & 19th Centuries
The Most Prominent Potter was Likely William Pecker Who Operated Circa 1784-1820
Location Where Potters Operated in Merrimacport, Mass. in the 18th & 19th Centuries
The Most Prominent Potter was Likely William Pecker Who Operated Circa 1784-1820
Location Where Potters Operated in Merrimacport, Mass. in the 18th & 19th Centuries
The Most Prominent Potter was Likely William Pecker Who Operated Circa 1784-1820
Clay That was Dug Today in Merrimacport, Mass.
An Example of William Pecker's Production
The Jug is Dated in Slip, '1797'
Photo Courtesy: Northeast Auctions - Portsmouth, NH
Clay From Newburyport, Mass.
Location Where Clay is Available in Newburyport, Mass.
This Site is Not Far from Where the Daniel Bayley Pottery Company Operated Circa 1766-1799
This Site is Also Not Far From Where the Merrimac Pottery Company Operated Circa 1897-1908
However, There Were Other 18th & 19th Century Potters in Newburyport, As Well
Location Where Clay is Available in Newburyport, Mass.
This Site is Not Far from Where the Daniel Bayley Pottery Company Operated Circa 1766-1799
This Site is Also Not Far From Where the Merrimac Pottery Company Operated Circa 1897-1908
However, There Were Other 18th & 19th Century Potters in Newburyport, As Well
Clay That was Dug Today in Newburyport, Mass.
Jug Made By Daniel Bayley in Newburyport, Mass.
It was Made for the 5th Parish Congregational Church in Newbury, Mass.
It was Made to Store Wine
It is Inscribed, '"For the Use of Mr. Noble's Church July 10, 1763"
Photo Courtesy: Museum of Old York - York, ME
Please Stay Tuned...Much More to Come...
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