An update on my forthcoming book, South Amesbury's Red Earthenware & Stoneware: The 1791-1820 William Pecker Pottery, published by Historic Beverly in Beverly, Massachusetts - the proof copy is back from the printer, and the book will be available to purchase through the museum in the next few weeks.
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This completes my four book north of Boston book series with Historic Beverly in Massachusetts, although, I would not rule out additional books sometime down the road. The new book is over 200 pages and it presents all sorts of new information, as well as previously unknown archaeology. It will be available this spring.
The previous publications include:
1) The Beverly Pottery: The Wares of Charles A. Lawrence
2) The Moses B. Paige Company: The Last of the Peabody Potteries
3) Dawn of Independence, the Death of an Industry: The Pottery of Charlestown, Massachusetts
This new book will not only heavily discuss William Pecker's (1758-1820) well-known red earthenware production, but it will also largely focus on his stoneware production, a rather new concept that had been largely overlooked until the 2004 issue of Ceramics in America. Although, there will be a heavy emphasis given to stoneware artifacts recovered in Merrimacport; this type of evidence has not previously been published. The book will also cover eighteenth century production at the Benjamin Bodge (1747-1822) Pottery and the nineteenth century production of the Chase family, both of which operated in South Amesbury/Merrimacport sometime before the American Revolution through the 1880s. There is also mention of the potteries in Newburyport with plenty of photos, along with similar wares made in Peabody, Massachusetts, West Hartford, Connecticut, etc. Overall, this will be my longest book, running over 200 pages.
Aside from this production, the introduction to the book also analyzes wares made in South Danvers (Peabody), Massachusetts and by the Bayley family in Newburyport, Massachusetts.
South Amesbury's Red Earthenware & Stoneware Production: The 1791-1820 William Pecker Pottery
About the Book: Red earthenware production in South Amesbury (Merrimacport), Massachusetts, dates to the eighteenth century, supplying households in northeastern Massachusetts, southern New Hampshire and probably other spots in New England, with everyday utilitarian wares. This multi-generational family business lasted for more than 100 years, making it one of the longest standing potteries in New England. The most famous of those employed in South Amesbury was William Pecker, who operated a pottery during the circa 1791-1820 period. Although, it is not widely known that Pecker was one of New England's earliest potters to produce red earthenware and stoneware, perhaps only the second business to accomplish this feat in New England behind the Parker Pottery in Charlestown, Massachusetts in the 1740s. This book is the first of its kind to explore South Amesbury's pottery production, the aesthetic appeal of these wars, archaeology and closely examine the stoneware manufactured by William Pecker.
Update on New Book: South Amesbury's Red Earthenware & Stoneware Production: The 1791-1820 William Pecker Pottery
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