New Acquisition: A Spectacular New England Red Earthenware Jar

This is a late-eighteenth or early-nineteenth century red earthenware jar that I acquired yesterday from Sheffield, Massachusetts antiques dealer Sam Herrup, which he just purchased from a long-standing private collection in Connecticut.

This jar does exhibit characteristics of wares made in coastal Massachusetts and by the Clark family in New Hampshire, circa 1775-1825 - although, I believe the highly unusual impressed decoration is related to archaeology that I have studied from the Bradford family pottery in Kingston, Massachusetts kept at the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C.,  as well as Plimouth Plantation in Plymouth, Massachusetts. To see what I mean, check out a research story I wrote for the May 2019 issue of  Maine Antique Digest, titled, "The Bradford Family Potteries in Massachusetts."

A Spectacular New England Red Earthenware Jar Probably from Kingston, Mass.

 Late 18th or Early 19th Century Red Earthenware Jar

Probably from the Bradford Family Pottery in Kingston, Mass.

Stands About 10" Tall

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 Another View of the  Jar

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  Another View of the  Jar

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View of the Base

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