EarlyAmericanCeramics.com: Preview: A Red Earthenware Jar that I Recently Acquired from New Jersey

Thursday, July 27, 2017

Preview: A Red Earthenware Jar that I Recently Acquired from New Jersey

This is a brief post today, where I show a red earthenware jar that I recently acquired from an antiques dealer in New Jersey. The dealer told me that the jar was actually just found in Pennsylvania. Although, I do not have the jar in-hand, yet, these pictures were provided to me by New Jersey antiques dealer, William Flowers, who is responsible for discovering this object. I will post more pictures and additional information once the jar has arrived.

However, I would like to include that this jar closely resembles another jar (form, incising, manganese, clay and footed base) that is owned by the New Hampshire Historical Society (see below) in Concord, Hampshire, which is attributed to Peter Clark (1743-1826) in Lyndeborough, New Hampshire. Whereas, a similar jar is also owned by the Bennington, Museum in Bennington, Vermont, which is also attributed to Clark.

Note: While reading the captions for these objects below, please take special notice of the size of each jar - both of the jars pictured are surprisingly small. The Bennington Museum's jar is also small standing a little more than seven-inches tall.

Red Earthenware Jar Owned by New Hampshire Historical Society

Late-18th or Early-19th Century Red Earthenware Jar
Attributed to Peter Clark (1743-1826) in Lyndeborough, NH
Circa 1790-1810

Stands 7" Tall
Photo Courtesy: New Hampshire Historical Society - Concord, NH

Red Earthenware Jar Recently Found in Pennsylvania

Late-18th or Early-19th Century Red Earthenware Jar
Likely Made at the Peter Clark Pottery in Braintree, Mass. or Lyndeborough, NH
Recently Discovered in Pennsylvania
Circa 1765-1826

Stands 6" Tall
See Article for More Information

Photo Courtesy: William Flowers