Red Earthenware Lid Found in Sag Harbor, New York Finds a New Home

I wrote in an article posted earlier this week, "This late-eighteenth or nineteenth century green glazed red eartheware lid was found in a collection in Sag Harbor, New York, and it was likely made in southeastern Massachusetts or Cape Cod. It was found by Chris Pickerell when he was going through a friend's collection of artifacts that had been collected over the past 50 years, while working in construction on Long Island and inspecting crawl spaces and related contexts."

Upon learning about this wonderful lid last weekend, I had hoped that it would fit one of the green glazed pitchers I own from a similar manufacturer, and I was not disappointed yesterday when the lid arrived, learning that it did fit one of those pitchers. The glaze color of the lid also matches the glaze found towards the base of the pitcher. The remains of a similar lid was recovered by archaeologists at the site of the nineteenth century African American Meeting House in Boston, and published in a feature story I wrote for the June 2018 issue of Maine Antique Digest, titled, "The Pottery Industry in Southeastern Massachusetts."

I purchased this pitcher in December 2015 from the personal collection of Sheffield, Massachusetts antiques dealer, Sam Herrup. The only comparable example that I have seen is currently displayed at the Bennington Museum in Bennington, Vermont.

Massachusetts Red Earthenware Lid and Pitcher

Late-18th or Early-19th Century Red Earthenware Pitcher Lid

Pitcher Attributed to Southeastern Massachusetts
Lid Likely Made in Southeastern Mass. or Cape Cod

The Lid was Just Discovered in a Private Collection of Artifacts in Sag Harbor, New York

Stands  11 11/8" Tall

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View of the Lid

The Lid was Just Discovered in a Private Collection of Artifacts in Sag Harbor, New York
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