An Excellent Slip-Decorated Pitcher from Beverly, Massachusetts

It was almost one month ago, that I wrote, "It was August of 2005, when I first saw this pitcher, made at the Charles A. Lawrence Pottery in Beverly, Massachusetts, sell at a Frank Kaminski auction in Beverly; the pitcher had just been found with a long history of ownership inside an old local home. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to acquire this pitcher back then, and it has been an object that I have never forgotten about.

I then missed the pitcher when it came up for sale again a few years later; I had no idea that it had been consigned, and this time it was acquired by a Pennsylvania collector, probably thinking it was from that area because of the use of slip.

However, the third time was the charm, when that Pennsylvania collector had consigned this pitcher to Crocker Farm's most recent sale in Sparks, Maryland. I'm thrilled to own this piece because I know which home in Beverly it was found back in 2005, which is also less than two miles from where the pottery was located during the circa 1860s-1906 period."

But I was also surprised at the size of this pitcher; it's larger than I remember, as evident by how it appears, when presented by my six year old niece, Alexis.

Note: For more information about the C.A. Lawrence Pottery: here is a link to a feature story I wrote for the January 2014 issue of  the New England Antiques Journal, entitled, From Beverly to Beantown: The Pottery of Charles Lawrence.

C.A. Lawrence Pottery Pitcher - Beverly, Mass.

19th Century Slip-Decorated Red Earthenware Pitcher

Made at the Charles A. Lawrence Pottery in Beverly, Mass.
Retains a History of Ownership in Beverly, Mass.

Circa 1870

Stands 7 5/8" Tall

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