19th Century Rockingham Glazed Hound Handle Pitcher Made for "George Bird"

According to the Society for American Baseball Research, "George Raymond Bird (1850-1940) was a professional baseball player in the early-1870s for the Rockford Forest Citys in Rockford, Illinois, where he played center field for one season.

Prior to 1871, he was acknowledged as the star player of the Plow Boys Baseball Club, also in Illinois. But in the winter of 1871, a flurry of baseball activity happened, which included the founding of the National Association, baseball's first professional league and Bird signed a contract with the Rockford Forest Citys.

Despite his youth, Bird had a solid season in 1871, collecting 28 base hits in 106 at-bats and playing center field in all 25 of his new team's games. Unfortunately, this was Bird's only season as a pro ball player since this team was disbanded in 1872."

1871 Rockford Forest Citys

1871 Cabinet Card for the Rockford Forest Citys in Illinois

George Bird is Pictured Middle-Far Right

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Photo Courtesy: Baseball Hall of Fame - Cooperstown, NY

Nevertheless, this nineteenth century Rockingham glazed earthenware hound-handle hunt scene pitcher was once owned by New York dealers, Garrison and Diana Stradling and it is thought to have been made for George Bird. Although, more recently, the pitcher was sold by Glass International Auctions in Medford, New Jersey.

This pitcher was described by Glass International as "a nineteenth century pitcher prominently marked with Bird's name that is thought to have been made in Nova Scotia. Molds from Trenton City or Jersey City, New Jersey were sent to Canada in the circa 1850s and were probably used well into the 1880s. Similar molds can be attributed to Daniel Greatbatch in New Jersey."

Personally, I can not speak for the Canadian attribution, but this object really reminded me of some of the nineteenth century ceramics that depict baseball scenes, which are currently on display at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Historically, this pitcher is also significant if was in fact made for George Bird, one of America's original professional baseball players in 1871; whereas, this object would fit in perfectly at the Baseball Hall of Fame today.

Note: Here is a link to an article that further discusses the life of George Bird.

Rockingham Glazed Hound Handle Pitcher

 19th Century Rockingham Glazed Hound Handle Pitcher

Made for "George Bird"

Circa 1870s or 1880s

Stands 10 1/2" Tall

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 Another View of the Name

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View of the Base

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18th Century Slip-Decorated Sherds Recovered by Archaeologists in Grafton, Massachusetts

Earlier this year, I wrote about an incredible eighteenth century red earthenware dish that was attributed to Joseph Wilson's (born ca. 1735) colonial pottery in Dedham, Massachusetts. The center of the dish was dated in slip, "1764." 

This dish gained fame in 1950 when Massachusetts author, Lura Woodside Watkins published 'Early New England Potters and Their Wares,' and the dish was featured in figure 26. I was fortunate to handle and study this object this past fall at the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.

Nonetheless, Wilson was an Essex County, Massachusetts trained potter, who more-than likely learned the potter's craft in Danvers or Peabody (formerly South Danvers), Massachusetts. He relocated about 1764 to Dedham, where he operated a red earthenware business, circa 1764-1766/67.

However, he apparently moved again to Providence, Rhode Island, when he advertised on June 22, 1767 in the 'Newport (Rhode Island) Mercury,' "Joseph Wilson - potter at the North End of Providence Informs the Public that he can Supply them with Earthen Ware at a Cheap Rate, made in the best Manner and Glazed in the Same Way as Practised in Philadelphia - All Persons in this Town may be regularly supplied by Means of the Boats which constantly pass between this Place and Providence."

Archaeologists from the University of Massachusetts at Boston excavated the remains of a slip-decorated pan this past summer about forty miles west of Dedham in Grafton, Massachusetts, which was first settled by Europeans in 1724 and founded in 1735. It is also important to note that Grafton is landlocked in central Massachusetts; whereas, any imports would have arrived by land since there is no major waterway near this community.

The sherds were reportedly recovered with what was described in the field as a mid-eighteenth century context. But I assume an object from the 1760s may be included in this period, as well.

The remains certainly appear like the pan could have been made in Philadelphia; although, the manufacture of the pan's rim (notice the incised line), the use of multi-colored slip-decoration and the orange glaze also closely resemble the circa 1764 dish Watkins attributes to Wilson's production in Dedham.

If these sherds were made by Wilson, then this is the only known archaeological evidence to have been recovered from Wilson's production in Dedham. Nevertheless, this is also potentially an exciting discovery whether these sherds are in fact from Wilson or if they somehow migrated north from Philadelphia.

18th Century Sherds Recovered in Grafton, Mass.

18th Century Slip-Decorated Red Earthenware Dish Sherds

Reportedly Recovered Within an 18th Century Context in Grafton, Mass.

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Photo Courtesy: UMass Boston - Fiske Center for Archaeological Research

Circa 1764 Dish Attributed to Dedham, Mass.

18th Century Slip-Decorated Red Earthenware Dish

Attributed to Joseph Wilson's Pottery in Dedham, Mass.
Possibly a Presentation Piece

Wilson was an Essex County, Mass. Trained Potter

Circa 1764

Measures 11 3/8" in Diameter

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Photo Courtesy: The National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian

 View of the Decoration in the Center of the Dish as well as the Date '1764'

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View of the Back

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A 19th Century Red Earthenware Jar that Recently Sold on eBay

This nineteenth century ovoid red earthenware jar sold on eBay late Christmas eve night, which was described by the seller, as a "very rare early-nineteenth century redware jar from Pennsylvania in the best bright orange glaze with yellow dots." The attribution was supposedly developed based on a similar jar that is pictured on page 244 in a book written by George Neuman and published in 1984, 'Early American Antique Country Furnishings.'

However, the jar was actually sold out of Connecticut; whereas, that is also where it was reportedly discovered.

Nevertheless, there is a nineteenth century red earthenware jug with a very-similar appearance in Massachusetts author, Lura Woodside Watkins' collection owned today by the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. The information which accompany's the jug identifies it as a product from Hervey Brooks' (1779-1873) potter's business in Goshen, Connecticut, circa 1819-1864.

Before Brooks opened his pottery in Goshen about 1819, he apprenticed in western Connecticut in the late-1790s, where some reports suggest he began as early as 1795. He worked as both a potter and a farmer through the span of his career, which was how many rural red earthenware potters operated throughout New England in the 1800s.

Interestingly, Watkins wrote about an account book in 'Early New England Potters and Their Wares' that Brooks kept from 1802-1873 that documented much of his production as a potter. It is an incredible survivor since there are not many eighteenth or nineteenth century account books known from New England potters today.

While it is acknowledge that red earthenware from the Brooks Pottery is rare by today's standards; however, it may not be completely understood how rare. It is written in Brooks' account book that he only fired his kiln once a year from 1828 until his pottery closed in 1864 due to the responsibilities and upkeep it took to successfully operate his farm.

The shift towards farming in 1828 may have also been a result of the emergence of stoneware in Connecticut, where it had become more popular with consumers. Brooks may have found farming was overall more dependable as a consistent means of income.

I also assume that a good amount of the red earthenware that survives from Brooks' business today predates 1828, especially when taking into consideration how easily this type of utilitarian pottery broke and was discarded. Common math proposes that Brooks was manufacturing more pottery during the earlier period of less than ten years. It is also interesting to note that Brooks incorporated a stamp, "H. BROOKS" and slip-decoration into his production. The stamp likely served as a means of advertising within Connecticut's marketplace.

It is certainly a strong possibility that the jar, which just sold on eBay could be a product of Brooks' business based on the similarities found on the jug owned by the Smithsonian. But it may also be from another pottery in Connecticut. For example, a red earthenware industry thrived in West Hartford, Connecticut in the early-nineteenth century, where comparable formed jars were made at such businesses as the Thomas O'Hara Goodwin (1796-1880) Pottery, as well as the Nathaniel Seymour (1763-1849) Pottery. The Connecticut Historical Society in Hartford, Connecticut also owns a few similar formed jars that are simply attributed to, "Connecticut."

Red Earthenware Jar Found in Connecticut

 19th Century Red Earthenware Jar Likely Made in Central or Western Connecticut

Reportedly Also Found in Connecticut

Circa 1800-1840

Stands 8" Tall

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 View of the Footed Base

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View of the Base

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A Large Early-19th Century Red Earthenware Jar that was Consigned to Skinner in Boston

This nineteenth century red earthenware jar was consigned to Skinner in Boston for the auction firm's November 4, 2017 sale. Unfortunately, the jar had suffered quite a bit of damage and repair, which probably accounted for the fact that this jar was ultimately passed. However, I feel it is worth a discussion today since this type of jar has been attributed to both northern New England and southern New England. Whereas, I have also seen this type of jar previously attributed to the potter's industry in southeastern Massachusetts. But I do not think it is related to that industry.

Personally, I cannot say that I have studied this type of object in great detail, but Massachusetts author, Lura Woodside Watkins did attribute a somewhat similar jar to the Nathaniel Seymour Pottery in West Hartford, Connecticut, circa 1795-1815; although, similar jars have also been attributed to the potteries in Vermont, as well.

Watkins attribution may have been based on information provided to her by Nina Fletcher Little, who owned the jar, where it still resides in Little's Collection at Cogswell's Grant today in Essex, Massachusetts, which is now owned by Historic New England.

But while there are differences, this jar also reminds me of some objects manufactured in Vermont, such as a signed jar that was acquired by the Vermont Historical Society in 1957 from Harold G. Rugg, a Vermont scholar and world traveler.

Note: Here is a link to this object's listing on Skinner's website.

Early-19th Century Red Earthenware Jar

19th Century Red Earthenware Jar Attributed to New England

Stands 13 1/2" Tall

Consigned to Skinner in Boston for November 4, 2017 Sale

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Photo Courtesy: Skinner, Inc. - Boston

Another View of the Jar

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Another View of the Jar

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View of One of the Two Handles

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A 19th Century Red Earthenware Jar that Sold at an Onsite Sale in Brownsville, Vermont

A few months ago, on Friday October 20th, William A. Smith, Inc. based in Plainfield, New Hampshire sold the contents of antiques collector, Donna Van Fleet's home at an onsite sale in Brownsville, Vermont. Smith Auctions described the home as having been "decorated with the utmost quality of furnishings and accessories."

It should be no surprise that there were a number of Vermont-made objects in this collection, which included a terrific nineteenth century red earthenware jar that is very-similar to an object owned by the Bennington Museum in Bennington, Vermont. The museum attributes their jar to Middlebury or New Haven, Vermont. It was reportedly "found by collector, Preston R. Bassett in the greater Middlebury area in the 1950s."

A similar jar was also discovered in Vermont before 1950 by Massachusetts author, Lura Woodside Watkins, which is illustrated in figure 72a in 'Early New England Potters and Their Wares;' whereas, this jar is owned today by the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.

Jar Sold Last Week in Brownsville, VT

(Far Right) 19th Century Red Earthenware Jar Attributed to Vermont

Circa 1820-1840

Stands Approximately 7" Tall

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An 18th Century Red Earthenware Chamber Pot Recovered on the Property of the Jethro Coffin House on Nantucket

According to the Nantucket Historical Association in Massachusetts and the book, 'Nantucket & Other Native Places: The Legacy of Elizabeth Alden Little,' 'The Jethro Coffin House is the oldest residence on Nantucket. Built as a wedding gift in 1686 for Jethro Coffin (ca. 1663-1726/27) and Mary Gardner (ca. 1670-1767), it is the sole surviving structure from the island's original seventeenth-century English settlement.

Jethro Coffin, who is listed as a blacksmith at the time of his death in 1727, was the grandson of one of the island's first white settlers and original proprietors, Tristram Coffin (ca. 1609-1681).

Coffin sold the house in 1708 to island weaver, Nathaniel Paddack (ca. 1677-1756). From the Paddack family, it passed into the hands of George Turner (d. 1868), a cooper in 1840 for $300. Turner, his wife, Mary, and their five children were the last residents of the house and lived there until about 1867/68. Although, the Turners did not actually live in the house after the 1867-1868 period, Turner's widow, Mary retained ownership of the property until 1881, where it was used during that period to store hay.

The Coffin family reunion held in August 1881 marked the beginning of a period of repair and restoration of the Jethro Coffin House. It was eventually acquired by the Nantucket Historical Association in 1923."

Jethro Coffin House, Circa 1686

Jethro Coffin House Built on Nantucket, Circa 1686

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 Interior of Jethro Coffin House

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 Interior of Jethro Coffin House

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Interior of Jethro Coffin House

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It has been well-documented on this website that the colonial red earthenware potters in Charlestown, Massachusetts were exporting utilitarian pottery throughout coastal New England and possibly Canada before the American Revolution. Some of this information is preserved in a circa 1747-1761 daybook kept by John Parker (1725-1765), a potter in Charlestown; whereas, the daybook is owned today by the Baker Library at Harvard University.

I have found in the archaeology collections, which I have studied that the remains of Charlestown red earthenware has likely been recovered in colonial contexts in North Brantford, Connecticut, Welfleet, Massachusetts, possibly Quincy, Massachusettts, Boston, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Berwick, Maine, possibly Yarmouth, Maine and Cape Bretton Island in Nova Scotia.

Nevertheless, archaeologists also recovered an eighteenth century red earthenware chamber pot on the property of the Jethro Coffin House on Nantucket. The black-glazed pot with a colorful interior glaze was found within a pre-1775 archaeological context from when the house was owned by the Paddack family. The pot has since been described in the archaeology report as an object that may have been made in Philadelphia; however, I feel it is certainly more likely from Massachusetts, and very-possibly from the industry in Charlestown.

Interestingly, Parker's daybook reveals he was in business with a Nantucket merchant in 1747 and 1748 - and considering the facts, I would not be surprised to learn that Charlestown red earthenware was also purchased by this merchant or other merchants and brought back to Nantucket.

It is also important to note that the construction of this chamber pot closely resembles eighteenth century pots that were made in Charlestown - and, the black exterior glaze with the colorful interior glaze also closely resemble sherds that I have studied from the Charlestown Archaeology Collection kept at the Boston Archaeology Department in West Roxbury, Massachusetts.

Chamber Pot Recovered on the Property of the Jethro Coffin House

18th Century Red Earthenware Chamber Pot Recovered at the Jethro Coffin House on Nantucket

Recovered Within a Pre-1775 Archaeological Context

Possibly Made at the Industry in Charlestown, Mass.

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Photo Courtesy: Nantucket Historical Association

John Parker's Potter's Daybook

John Parker's Circa 1747-1761 Potter's Daybook from Charlestown, Mass.

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Photo Courtesy: Baker Library - Harvard University

Page from Parker's Potter's Daybook

Reveals Transactions with a Merchant from Nantucket in 1747 and 1748

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Photo Courtesy: Baker Library - Harvard University

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Probably an 18th Century Red Earthenware Molasses Jar Recently Discovered in Southern Maine

I have recently written about a small group of eighteenth century thick rimmed red earthenware mollases jars, which have been found in various contexts of ownership in the York, Maine and Portsmouth, New Hampshire areas. Most of these objects are owned today by Old York Museums in Maine; although, I also wrote about a jar that was recently discovered in a home in Cape Ann in Massachusetts.

According to an article written by Barbara H. Magid for the 2005 edition of 'Ceramics in America,' titled, 'Sugar Refining Pottery from Alexandria and Baltimore,' "From at least the Middle Ages until the nineteenth century the sugar refining industry used two unique forms of industrial pottery: thick rimmed syrup jars (pots) and conical sugar molds. These distinctive forms have been found at archaeological sites in Cyprus, England (Southampton, Exeter, York and Bristol), France (Sadirac, Rouen and Bourdeaux), the West Indies, Faneuil Hall in Boston, the Lambert-Douglas Plantation site in Trenton, New Jersey, and the Metropolitan Detention Center site in Philadelphia. They were also used for nineteenth century sugar refineries in Alexandria, Virginia and Baltimore, Maryland."

These type of jars are also often found along the Maine seacoast, which seems to suggest an import system occurred in the eighteenth and possibly nineteenth century. Most of the thick rimmed jars found in Maine are also inscribed with a similar mark, which includes those jars owned by the Old York Museums.

Thanks to Ryan Beckman, who produces maple sugar at Old Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts each March, I have learned that the marks on these jars were used as a grading process, "A+, AA, B, BB, C. etc."

Nonetheless, this is a (later painted) red earthenware molasses jar that I recently discovered in southern Maine, which has since been traded to a collector of such material in Maine. The form and mark on this jar match examples that are owned by Old York Museums, as well as another jar that I have pictured below, which was also discovered in Maine.

Note: Here is the link to the article that I posted this past summer about a related jar that is owned today by Old York Museums in Maine.

Molasses Jar Recently Discovered in Maine

Likely 18th Century Red Earthenware Molasses Jar

Likely Made in the Caribbean

Recently Found in Southern Maine

Stands 16 7/8" Tall

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View of the Inscribed Mark on the Jar
The Mark was Used as a Grading Process for the Molasses

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View of the Interior

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View of the Base

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Another Molasses Jar Found in Maine

(Right) Likely 18th Century Red Earthenware Molasses Jar
Likely Made in the Caribbean

Found Along Coastal Maine

Stands About 16-17" Tall

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Photo Courtesy: Chris Havey

View of the Inscribed Mark on the Jar
The Mark was Used as a Grading Process for the Molasses

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Photo Courtesy: Chris Havey

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An Early-19th Century Red Earthenware Jug Recently Found Near Portland, Maine

Over the years, I have found not every piece of red earthenware that I acquire for my private collection needs to be in perfect condition. I would miss out on some exciting pottery if this was my only approach. Rather, I look for pottery that was made by certain makers or regions, form, rarity, color and the story it can tell.

For example, this is a nicely glazed red earthenware jug that I acquired from a friend yesterday that was recently found near Portland, Maine. The manufacture of the jug appears like it was made in Merrimacport, Massachusetts, possibly at the William Pecker Pottery, circa 1790-1820.

The glaze is interesting on this object, where it is glazed brown, but there is also a partial overglaze of green. This is also a characteristic that I have seen from red earthenware produced in Merrimacport.

The handle snapped off this jug a longtime ago; whereas, it was not thrown away, but the remains of a leather strap still remain around the neck. The top of the jug is also covered in syrup, which suggests that this jug was used to store syrup or possibly even sell syrup.

It is a story like this that can transform a damaged jug into something special - in this instance, the broken handle, leather strap and syrup tell a story about how this jug was once used in the nineteenth century. This story also relates to the potter's business that made this jug, where it shows how this object was actually used after it was manufactured. It is this type of story that I genuinely enjoy, which demonstrates early ownership and shows how this object is truly utilitarian after it was created by a skilled artisan likely in the early-1800s.

Red Earthenware Jug Found Near Portland, ME

Early-19th Century Red Earthenware Jug 

Likely Made in Merrimacport, Mass.

Likely Circa 1790-1820

Stands 9 1/8" Tall

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Another View of the Jug

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View of the Broken Handle

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Another View of the Jug

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View of the Remains of the Leather Strap Covered in Syrup

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View of the Syrup

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View of the Base

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Two Italian Immigrant Potters in Essex County, Massachusetts and the Italian-Style Wares They Made

I have written two feature stories that will be printed soon in industry publications for February that is outside of my normal writing for the New England Antiques Journal. The first is a lengthy story about the eighteenth and nineteenth Dodge potteries in Exeter, New Hampshire, Portsmouth, New Hampshire and Portland, Maine that will be published in Maine Antique Digest; whereas, the second tells the story about the Moses Paige (1847/48-1941) Pottery in Peabody, Massachusetts, circa 1876-1945, which will be published in Antiques and the Arts Weekly.

I do not want to get into the specifics about Paige's pottery this morning since it will spoil what I have written; however, it has been well-published that immigrant potters have played a major role in both red earthenware and stoneware production in America, as early as the seventeenth century.

This influence even continued into the twentieth century when Paige employed two Italian immigrant potters living in Salem, Massachusetts, who later went on to acquire the Paige Pottery and attempt their own style of production. Unfortunately, though, the popularity of this production never caught on in Essex County, Massachusetts in the 1940s - and, it has since been a style of production that has been pretty much forgotten.

Although, Massachusetts author, Lura Woodside Watkins did witness these Italian potters at work, when she was writing 'Early New England Potters and Their Wares' before it was published in 1950. "Two Italians, Ermano and Luigi Paolucci acquired the old Osborn-Reed-Paige Pottery, where they attempted to throw pots and to run the kiln, but they had not enough skill to do excellent hand work and they found machine methods unprofitable in competition with the great modern factories. They nevertheless turned out a number of interesting things in Italian style. These were principally pitchers and large deep dishes, tin-enameled, and painted in gay floral designs. They also succeeded in producing some colored glazes, such as a soft rose color, on a red earthenware body."

Frank Kaminski, an auctioneer in Beverly, Massachusetts actually sold paperwork in 2010 that revealed Luigi Paolucci discussing imported pottery in Italian on January 28, 1914 with another Italian immigrant (potter?), Enrico Caruso, who lived in New York City. I believe these letters predate the Paoluccis employment at the Paige Pottery.

The following two pitchers are very-possibly an example of the rare Italian-style production that was accomplished by the Paoluccis in Peabody. Both bases are wire cut, which is a characteristic commonly found on wares made at the Paige Pottery - and, the decoration is exactly like Watkins described with a "tin enameled glaze, and painted in gay floral designs."

The first pitcher is owned by the Peabody Historical Society, which was acquired by the museum from a local home in the 1980s. The second pitcher is an object that I have known about in Essex County for six-or-seven years - and, I have always wondered if it was made in Peabody. But I recently realized it was made by the same manufacturer as is the museum's pitcher after finalizing my article about the Paige Pottery a few weeks ago at the Peabody Historical Society.

Note: The Paoluccis influence on the Paige Pottery is further discussed in my upcoming article in Antiques and the Arts Weekly. Here is also a link to a tin enameled and painted pitcher, circa 1920s that was likely made at the Paige Pottery soon after the Paoluccis arrived in America, which is owned today by Historic New England.

Pitcher Owned by Peabody, Mass. Historical Society

 20th Century Tin Enameled and Painted Red Earthenware Pitcher

Possibly Made by the Paoluccis in Peabody, Mass.

Stands Around 8" Tall

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Photo Courtesy: Peabody, Mass. Historical Society

 Another View of the Pitcher

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 View of the Painted Decoration

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 View of the Handle

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View of the Wire Cut Base

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Photo Courtesy: Peabody, Mass. Historical Society

Pitcher Found in Essex County, Mass.

  20th Century Tin Enameled and Painted Red Earthenware Pitcher

Possibly Made by the Paoluccis in Peabody, Mass.

Stands 8 1/8" Tall

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  Another View of the Pitcher

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 View of the Painted Decoration

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  View of the Handle

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View of the Wire Cut Base

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A Recently Discovered Red Earthenware Jar from Southeastern Massachusetts Found in North Carolina

This has probably been the most dramatic piece of red earthenware that I have ever acquired, which has been missing for three-to-four days since it was reportedly delivered to my house in Newburyport, Massachusetts around noon on Monday December 11, 2017. However, somehow the package reappeared at the post office's distribution facility today; whereas, it was delivered, again a few moments ago. It is definitely a strange story to tell!

Nevertheless, this is a wonderful late-eighteenth or early-nineteenth century red earthenware jar from southeastern Massachusetts that was recently discovered in North Carolina. The size of this object is rare standing over ten-inches tall. The glaze is also a style regularly found with early red earthenware manufactured in both Essex County and southeastern Massachusetts.

Southeastern Mass. Jar

Late-18th or Early-19th Century Red Earthenware Jar Attributed to SE Mass.

Circa 1780-1820

Stands 10 1/4" Tall

Recently Discovered in North Carolina

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 Another View of the Jar

 Another View of the Jar

View of the Interior

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