A Red Earthenware Vase from Beverly, Massachusetts that is Owned Today by a Museum in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Last September, I posted an article about a wonderful painted nineteenth century red earthenware vase that is owned today by the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum in Colorado. The vase was made at the Charles A. Lawrence Pottery (ca. 1866-1906) in Beverly, Massachusetts, circa 1872-73; although, the vase also had a connection to the renowned poet, Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), who was a classmate in Amherst, Massachusetts to the vase's original owner, poet and writer, Helen Hunt Jackson (1830-1885).

Jackson was reportedly living in Colorado Springs by 1873, and this type ancient-style production began at the Lawrence Pottery in Beverly around 1872. This is an object that she likely traveled with from New England to Colorado.

The base of this vase is stamped with a very rare ink mark from the Lawrence Pottery - in fact, I have only seen this ink mark on two other objects, where one is owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and the other is privately owned in Massachusetts today.

I had written last year that I had requested the museum send me better pictures of this object to use on this website - the original article only contained a single low quality image. Nonetheless, the vase was just brought out of storage this week to fulfill this request - and, the following group of images show two sides of the vase, as well as the interior glaze and the ink stamped base.

Note: Here is a link to the original article that I wrote last year about this vase, which examines the history of this object from its origin in coastal Massachusetts to its pioneering role in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Red Earthenware Vase from Beverly that is Owned in Colorado Today

 19th Century Painted Red Earthenware Vase Made in Beverly, Mass.

Made at the Charles A. Lawrence Pottery - Beverly, Mass.

The Base is Marked with a Rare Ink Stamp from the Lawrence Pottery

Stands 5 3/4" Tall

Circa 1872-73

See Article for More Information

Also See Original Article from September 16, 2016

Photo Courtesy: Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum - Colorado Springs, CO

 Another View of the Vase

Photo Courtesy: Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum - Colorado Springs, CO

 View of the Interior Glaze

Photo Courtesy: Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum - Colorado Springs, CO

View of Lawrence's Ink Stamp that was Applied to the Base

This is a Very Rare Ink Mark to Find Today

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Photo Courtesy: Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum - Colorado Springs, CO

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