An excellent example of nineteenth century pottery manufactured in Whitewater, Wisconsin sold yesterday at Pook & Pook, Inc.'s online only decorative arts sale in Downington, Pennsylvania. Decorated with a bold tulip, the jar sold in a group lot of five items for $935.
Interestingly, I wrote about red earthenware production in Wisconsin last fall, noting that it is a subject that deserves much more attention today. As part of the articles, I posted a story about the wares made in Whitewater, which read in part: "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."
The large jar that sold in Pennsylvania yesterday happens to be decorated in a style often found with some of the Whitewater potteries, adorned on one side with a tulip. Many of the wares made in Whitewater decorated with tulips are also attributed to Michael Ohnhaus and John Milz, circa 1859-1865.
19th Century Whitewater, Wisconsin Red Earthenware Jar
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