Two Pieces of New England Red Earthenware Found on Cape Cod

I was out and about on Cape Cod a few days ago, and I picked two pieces of New England pottery, one of which I think is a great find! My niece Alexis and I photographed each piece while out hiking in Maine today (she gets the credit for my photo).

I believe the nineteenth century red earthenware jar that I am holding was made in Vermont, circa 1810-1840. I own two others just like it, but decorated in different glaze styles. Those jars both retain histories of ownership in Vermont. The form is also similar to some stoneware jars made in Charlestown, Massachusetts in the early nineteenth century.

The vase that Alexis is holding was definitely the find of the day! It was made at the Merrimac Pottery Company, circa 1900; it's form is modeled after ancient Grecian pottery found in many of the country's best art museums, and it is a documented shape in the company's Etruscan line. The vase is also decorated in a metallic glaze, a glaze color also popular with two Italian potters who worked at the circa 1876-1945 Moses Paige (1847/48-1941) Pottery in Peabody, Massachusetts in the 1900s.

Two Pieces of New England Red Earthenware Found on Cape Cod

Alexis and I with the Two Pieces of Pottery that I found on Cape Cod

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19th Century Red Earthenware Jar Probably Made in Vermont

Likely Circa 1810-1840

Stands 7 3/4" Tall

Measures 9" in Diameter

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View of One of the Handles

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Etruscan Formed Red Earthenware Vase with a Metallic Glaze

Made at the Merrimac Pottery Company in Newburyport, Mass.

Stands 8 3/4" Tall

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