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Sunday, March 25, 2018

19th Century Slip-Decorated Red Earthenware Jar Recently Purchased in Ohio

This is a nineteenth century red earthenware lidded jar that I recently acquired - and I believe the lid is original. The jar was reportedly just purchased in Ohio. I believe it probably dates from the early-to-mid nineteenth century.

This is a type of decoration that I actively pursue today, where the use of slip has been incorporated into the glaze. I have seen this style of decoration from Alvin Wilcox's pottery in West Bloomfield, New York; however, I suspect that this was not a glaze pattern exclusive to only Wilcox's pottery in Western New York and the surrounding states. For example, Thomas Vickers is known to have also manufactured a similar glaze in the early-nineteenth century in Chester County, Pennsylvania.

The size of this jar is also special standing only six inches tall without the lid, and seven inches with the lid. It is also thinly potted, which really translates into how dedicate this jar is to survive in this type of condition today.

Nevertheless, I should also mention that this style of lid has not been documented in surviving objects or archaeology from Western New York, suggesting that this could be a rare style or it may have been more likely produced by a potter's business in a nearby state, such as Pennsylvania.

Slip-Decorated Red Earthenware Jar

19th Century Slip-Decorated Red Earthenware Jar Possibly Made in Western NY or Pennsylvania
Recently Purchased in Ohio
Circa Mid-19th Century
Stands 7" Tall with the Lid

Stands 6" Tall Without the Lid
The Lid is Believed to be Original
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