This jar is likely related to a jar that was donated by renowned New Hampshire antiques dealer, Roger Bacon in 1975 to Strawbery Banke in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. But that jar was also published in 1991 when Cape Cod, Massachusetts antique dealer, Brian Cullity published 'Slipped and Glazed: Regional American Redware.'
In a previous article (link), I had speculated that both of these objects may have been made at the Daniel Bayley Pottery Company in Newburyport, Massachusetts, circa 1764-1799. But I also felt that they could have been made elsewhere in Essex County, Massachusetts before 1800, such as the potter's industry in Peabody, Massachusetts.
I was also excited to recently learn that the slip-decoration, which was used to decorate the jar that I found in Brimfield appears to be related to an eighteenth century Essex County red earthenware dish that Roger Bacon donated in the 1960's to Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge, Massachusetts.
The slip-decoration found on the dish that was donated by Roger Bacon also appears to be directly related to a small group of sherds, which I have recovered on the Bass River in Danversport, Massachusetts. Personally, I have always believed that these sherds were likely made in either Danvers, Massachusetts or Peabody, Massachusetts. There were a number of potter's businesses that operated in the Danvers and Peabody-area, which produced a variety of red earthenware, including objects decorated with slip in the 1700's.
Note: Here is a link to an article that discusses an eighteenth-century slip-decorated pan, which I also believe is related to these Essex County, Massachusetts products.
Slip-Decorated Jar Found in Brimfield, Massachusetts
18th Century Slip-Decorated Dish
Likely Made in Essex County, Massachusetts
Recently Discovered by a Dealer in an Early House in Danbury, Connecticut
Found in Brimfield, Massachusetts
Circa 1770-1810
Stands 11 1/8" Tall
Slip-Decorated Dish Owned by Old Sturbridge Village
18th Century Slip-Decorated Red Earthenware Dish
Attributed to Essex County, Massachusetts
A Matching Slip-Decoration Has Been Found on Sherds Recovered in Danversport, Mass.
Circa 1770-1810
Donated by Roger Bacon to Old Sturbridge Village
Photo Courtesy: Old Sturbridge Village - Sturbridge, Mass.
Slip-Decorated Sherds Recovered in Danversport, Mass.
Slip-Decorated Sherd Recovered in Danversport, Mass.
Likely Made in Either Danvers, Mass. or Peabody, Mass.
This Slip-Decoration Matches the Slip on the Pan that is Owned by Old Sturbridge Village
Slip-Decorated Sherd Recovered in Danversport, Mass.
Likely Made in Either Danvers, Mass. or Peabody, Mass.
This Slip-Decoration Matches the Slip on the Pan that is Owned by Old Sturbridge Village
This is a comparison of the slip-techniques that were used on the jar and the dish - in both cases, the decoration was created with a swirl and a group of lines, which were placed, where the potter first began to make the swirl. Currently, I can not prove if these products are from the same potter's business; however, I do believe that the sherds are likely enough proof to say that these objects were made somewhere in Essex County, Massachusetts in the eighteenth-century.
Note: Here is a link to an article that mentions a rare slip-decorated pitcher, which I also believe was made in Essex County, Massachusetts since similar decoration was recovered from a privy in Salem, Massachusetts in a circa 1770 archaeological context. It appears that some of the potters in the Peabody, Massachusetts-area decorated some objects with unusual styles of slip-decoration in the 1700's.
Comparison of the Slip Techniques on the Jar and the Dish
Slip-Decoration on the Jar
This Decoration was Made with a Swirl
And Then a Group of Lines Were Placed Where the Swirl Began
Slip-Decoration on the Dish
This Decoration was Made with a Swirl
And Then a Group of Lines Were Placed Where the Swirl Began
This Slip-Decoration Matches the Slip on the Pan that is Owned by Old Sturbridge Village
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