A few weeks ago, Historic Eastfield Village's Annual Ceramic Conference, otherwise known as "Dish Camp" took place in East Nassau, New York. The speakers and those in attendance traveled from points all over the country. Among those presenting was Anthony Butera, who spoke about the largely unknown pottery manufactured along the eastern end of Long Island in Greenport, New York.
I posted some of the Greenport archaeology on this website last November, which has been identified and recovered through the years from various local contexts by Long Island researcher, Chris Pickerell.
But while I attended the ceramic conference, I also brought along a nineteenth century red earthenware mug made in Huntington, New York on Long Island that I traded to Anthony Butera for this wonderful Maine jug from the 1800s. The size of this jug is great standing over 10-inches tall, combined with a really wonderful variegated cream colored glaze.
Although, I am not positive of the manufacturer, but I have seen similar shaped and sized jugs attributed to Maine in some of the Maine private collections that I am familiar with today.
Maine Red Earthenware Jug
19th Century Red Earthenware Jug Attributed to Maine
Circa 1800-1850
Stands 10 1/8" Tall
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Another View of the Jug
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Another View of the Jug
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View of the Handle
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