A Brand of 20th Century Southern Red Earthenware that is Mistaken for 19th Century Production in New England

An incised log cabin is a mark often found on red earthenware mistaken for manufacturers in New England in the 1800s. In fact, I have seen this exact mark improperly attributed in recent years to southeastern Massachusetts and Maine. But it is not a mark that was ever utilized at any potter's business in New England from the 1700s to the 1900s. I have also never seen an inscribed log cabin mark used in New England in a whimsical manner, either.

This mark actually represents production from the Log Cabin Pottery in Guilford County, North  Carolina, circa 1926-1933. A variety of forms were made at this business, such as pitchers, vases flower frogs, and even rundlets. These objects were adorned in a wide variety of glazes that can sometimes be mistaken for nineteenth century production in New England.

For example, a green glazed red earthenware vase marked on the base with an inscribed log cabin sold a few years ago in Massachusetts for over $2,000. The vase had been attributed to the industry in southeastern Massachusetts based on the form and glaze, but it was undoubtedly a product from Guilford County, North Carolina.

This pitcher is an example of the red earthenware manufactured at the Log Cabin Pottery; however, this is merely just an example. As previously noted, there was a wide variety of production that ranged in form and glaze. A simple Google Images or LiveAuctioneers search will show some of the diversity that this business is known for today.

Log Cabin Pottery

20th Century Log Cabin Pottery Red Earthenware Pitcher

Log Cabin Pottery - Guilford County, NC

Marked on the Base with an Inscribed Log Cabin

Circa 1926-1933

Stands 5 1/2" Tall

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Photo Courtesy: Crocker Farm - Sparks, MD

View of the Inscribed Log Cabin on the Base

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Photo Courtesy: Crocker Farm - Sparks, MD

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