New England Red Earthenware Workshop to be Held at Historic New England on March 22 with the Ceramics Study Club of Boston

I would like to announce this morning that I will be speaking at Historic New England later this month on Thursday March 22. The museum has asked me to talk about eighteenth and nineteenth century red earthenware production in New England, as part of a workshop that will be held with the Ceramics Study Club of Boston, which is formerly known as the China Students Club and founded in 1934.

Historic New England has requested that I select a group of red earthenware from the museum's collection, and each object will then be discussed and further analyzed. Right now the goal is for those objects to be chosen a few days before the workshop - I plan to go through the collection and try to find the best objects in order to describe and demonstrate the history of red earthenware production in New England from both an aesthetic and historical point of view.

As many of you already know, Historic New England's selection of pottery is among the best collections of New England-made red earthenware to exist in the country today. There are many rare examples with incredible provenances from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, which include locally-made objects that predate the American Revolution.

I'm definitely excited for the opportunity to explore this collection, and examine a number of the museum's really special objects; however, I am also hopeful that I will learn some new information from the members of the Ceramics Study Club of Boston who attend the workshop.

I'm not sure if there is room for others to attend who are not already a member of the society, but I would suggest contacting Historic New England for anyone who may be interested. It should be a really fun event.

Note: The image that I have posted today is an example of some of the red earthenware that is currently in the museum's storage facility in Haverhill, Massachusetts. But this is merely just an example - there is so much more to see from this collection that the museum began assembling more than 100 years ago. I should also note that not every object owned today by Historic New England was made in New England; although, almost every object retains a great provenance and history of ownership in New England, which makes some of the objects produced elsewhere in America a fascinating study, as well.

Examples of Red Earthenware Owned by Historic New England

Examples of Red Earthenware Owned by Historic New England

Historic New England Will be Holding a Red Earthenware Workshop on March 22, 2018

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Photo Courtesy: Historic New England

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