Last week, I posted a story about red earthenware manufactured in Wisconsin in the nineteenth century, which is a subject I truly believe should receive much more recognition today. And coincidentally, this red earthenware jar sold last night on eBay that is attributed to the pottery industry in Whitewater, Wisconsin.
Between 1845 and 1882, the city of Whitewater was home to five potteries operated by both German immigrants and settlers from New England and New York. The Whitewater potteries supplied settlers in the region with a wide variety of utilitarian forms. And by about 1867, the Whitewater potteries transitioned from the production of glazed utilitarian wares to flowerpots and vases. Much of this production is underappreciated today outside of the Midwest region, even though it should be recognized on a national level by collectors and major national art museums.
This large jar happens to be decorated in a style often found with some of the Whitewater potteries, adorned on one side with a tulip. Interestingly, many of the wares made in Whitewater decorated with tulips are attributed to Michael Ohnhaus and John Milz, circa 1859-1865.
A Red Earthenware Jar Decorated with a Tulip Attributed to Whitewater, Wisconsin
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