A Slip-Decorated Red Earthenware Pitcher from the Collection of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

A story I wrote about Albert Hastings Pitkin (1852-1917) and his collection of red earthenware owned by the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, Connecticut was published in the April 12, 2019 issue of Antiques & Auction News. Illustrated in the story were a number of objects from the Pitkin Collection, some of which had never been published and were not widely known outside of the museum.

This nineteenth century slip-decorated red earthenware pitcher with its original lid was not included in the story, but I still think it is a noteworthy object, seeing that the manner of the slip is comparable to styles recovered from late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth century archaeological contexts in Baltimore and Richmond, Virginia, as well as known wares produced in Pennsylvania.

The reason I brought this pitcher up today is because while the wares made with this type of slip in Pennsylvania are recognized today, the pottery made in Baltimore and especially Richmond are lesser known.

19th Century Slip-Decorated Red Earthenware Pitcher

19th Century Slip-Decorated Red Earthenware Pitcher

Style of the Slip is Comparable to Styles Produced in Baltimore, Pennsylvania and Richmond, VA

Albert Hastings Pitkin Collection

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Photo Courtesy: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

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