While in Connecticut last week, I stopped into an antique shop that I had never previously visited, not far from Hartford in Farmington, Connecticut, finding this painted red earthenware vase with a lead glazed interior. I believe the unmarked vase was likely made at the Charles A. Lawrence (1829-1904) Pottery in Beverly, Massachusetts, circa 1870-1900.
Even though it was found near Hartford, the production of this vase does not appear to me like something made in that city in the late 1800s, especially at the Goodwin Brothers Pottery, who did manufacture painted wares made out of red earthenware.
Although, the painted decoration is also unusual for the Beverly Pottery, I believe it very well could be original to production, otherwise it must be from the original owner, seeing that some vases were sold without decoration meant to be painted by the purchaser sometimes even given as a gift to someone special. It is decorated on one side with roses and Lily of the valley, and the other with a family of bunnies.
It is also worth noting that Historic Beverly owns several pieces in their collection from the Beverly Pottery painted with similar flowers, as well as others produced in a similar shape. For more information about this business, I recommend a book I wrote available through Historic Beverly that was published in 2019, titled, The Beverly Pottery: The Wares of Charles A. Lawrence.
Painted Nineteenth Century Red Earthenware Vase Found Near Hartford, Connecticut
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