Most Recent Published Story: Andrew Pitman, a Potter in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia

As promised - here is a PDF link to the print version of my most recent story published in the July 2, 2021 issue of Antiques & Auction News, titled, "The Story of Andrew Pitman: A Revolutionary War Veteran Turned Potter in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia."

Most Recent Published Story: Andrew Pitman, a Potter in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia

"The Story of Andrew Pitman"

My Most Recent Story Published in the July 2, 2021 Issue of Antiques & Auction News

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The Estate of Joyce Bowes Collis that Sold Last Week at Pook & Pook in Pennsylvania

Some excellent examples of eighteenth and nineteenth century red earthenware sold last week as part of the estate of Joyce Bowes Collis at Pook & Pook in Downington, Pennsylvania. The most coveted pieces were three examples of late eighteenth and early nineteenth century sgraffito decorated red earthenware from southeastern Pennsylvania, which are related to pieces owned by the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Winterthur in Delaware and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan, among other museums. 

Although, my favorite object in the sale was the first piece pictured in this post, a multicolored slip decorated plate attributed to southeastern Pennsylvania, which may have been manufactured in Philadelphia in the 1700s. I was surprised when I handled this piece after it sold last week because of how thin it is, but the technique of the slip decoration and the faint circle around the center of the plate is reminiscent to pieces I have seen from Philadelphia, including some found in privies in the city, as well as others recovered from archaeological contexts.

Interestingly though, the sgraffito decorated jar posted below attributed to Conrad Mumbouer (1761-1845) in Bucks County, Pennsylvania is very similar to a jar attributed to Mumbouer from the Philadelphia Museum of Art. That jar was also painted by artist Henry Moran in 1939 as part of the Index of American Design at the National Gallery of Art at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. Moran painted twenty-six pieces for the Index of American Design, including other utilitarian pottery, glass, textiles and furniture.

Nevertheless, some of the pieces I posted also had some restoration, but overall these are incredibly rare surviving objects, especially any type of sgraffito decorated pottery from southeastern Pennsylvania. The sold price including the buyer's premium is provided in the caption below each picture.

Note: Here is a link to a press release published by Pook & Pook that provides detailed information about this two-day sale, the owner and the collection.

The Estate of Joyce Bowes Collis that Sold Last Week at Pook & Pook in Pennsylvania

Slip Decorated Red Earthenware Plate Attributed to Southeastern Pennsylvania

Most Likely Made in Philadelphia

Likely Pre 1775

Measures 9" in Diameter

Sold: $1,722 Including the Buyer's Premium

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Photo Courtesy: Pook & Pook

Late 18th Century Sgraffito Decorated Red Earthenware Charger

Attributed to George Hubener in Montgomery County, PA

Dated 1790

Measures 12 3/4" in Diameter

Sold: $36,900 Including the Buyer's Premium

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Photo Courtesy: Pook & Pook

Late 18th Century Sgraffito Decorated Red Earthenware Charger

Attributed to Southeastern Pennsylvania

Measures 11 3/4" in Diameter

Sold: $4,920 Including the Buyer's Premium

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Early Century Sgraffito Decorated Red Earthenware Charger

Attributed to Conrad Mumbouer in Bucks County, PA

Stands 8 1/2" Tall

Sold: $6,150 Including the Buyer's Premium

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Another View of the Jar

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View of the Lid

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View of the Rim

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Late 18th or 19th Century Slip Decorated Red Earthenware Loaf Dish

Likely Made in Southeastern Pennsylvania, Possibly Philadelphia

Measures 16 1/2" Across

Sold: $2,337 Including the Buyer's Premium

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19th Century Red Earthenware Flowerpot or Urn

Attributed to Pennsylvania

Stands 8 3/4" Tall

Sold: $1,968 Including the Buyer's Premium

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Late 18th or 19th Century Slip Decorated Red Earthenware Loaf Dish

Likely Made in One of the Northeastern States

Measures 13 1/2" Across

Sold: $1,968 Including the Buyer's Premium

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A Circa 1870 Stoneware Jar from Virginia Transformed Into a Work of Art

Some of you reading this article may recognize this jar from a Facebook post this week, and as it is by itself, this is a nice nineteenth century southern stoneware jar stamped "W.H. LAHEW & CO. / STRASBURG, VA," circa 1870 or thereabouts. But the skilled artwork on this piece is what I feel really transforms this object into a unique work of art. I have seen plenty of stoneware through the years that was later amateurly painted, especially pieces that were done at some point in the twentieth century, but this is not an example of that. 

I don't typically write about value on this website, but for me personally, the artwork really makes this piece worth a bit more as opposed to its value as just a stoneware jar, whether or not there is a small amount of cobalt hidden beneath the paint. The jar is decorated on four sides; two of the sides share the same blue and gold design, while the others are adorned in a still life of roses and what is thought to be a peacock or possibly a bird of prey. A peacock is typically native to places like India, southeast Asia and central Africa, but here is also a growing population in Florida, which is a result of the birds being brought there in the twentieth century.

Some of these later painted stoneware pieces can be quite well done - and in the case of this piece - the context of this artwork really needs to be taken into consideration. This was some sort of artist who painted this piece - this is not amateur art, meaning whoever did paint this jar had previous experience painting, and other works of art may exist from this hand. Although, this stoneware jar just so happens to have been what they used to create this work of art as opposed to a more traditional canvas. This artwork also appears to probably date from the late nineteenth century, which means it was created not that long after the jar was originally manufactured, even suggesting the artist may have been the original or second owner of the jar. Depending on where this jar was sold, I would also not be surprised to learn that whoever painted it may lived in the Shenandoah Valley.

And while the source of inspiration for this artwork may been drawn from a number of places, I also commented on the Facebook post last night, saying, "The artwork on this piece sort of reminds me of Martin Johnson Heade's (1819-1904) tropical bird and plant paintings so it might be indicative of that time period in American tropical art as well as other landscape and still life art. It is unrelated to Heade specifically, but it is kind of in that style, even sort of like John James Audubon (1785-1851), etc."

It is just my personal feeling, but I actually enjoy some of the utilitarian red earthenware and stoneware that was painted by a later owner - in fact, some potters even left their wares undecorated during this time period, seeing that the intent was for the owner to later paint it however they wished. This type of production is found with various potters in New England and even throughout the Mid Atlantic region, circa 1870 to the early 1900s.

Note: My most recent published book South Amesbury's Red Earthenware & Stoneware: The 1791-1820 William Pecker Pottery illustrates a rare circa 1810 salt glazed stoneware jug from the Pecker Pottery that was later painted in the 1800s with a primitive scene of the Treaty of 1677 in Virginia. This is another piece that I would absolutely leave it the way it is painted.

A Circa 1870 Stoneware Jar from Virginia Transformed Into a Work of Art

19th Century Stoneware Jar Stamped "W.H. LAHEW & CO. / STRASBURG, VA"

Circa 1870

The Later Paint on This Piece is Very Well Done and Likely Dates from the Late 1800s

The Jar is Painted with a Still Life of Roses and What is Thought to be a Peacock or a Bird of Prey

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Another View of the Jar

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View of the Mark "W.H. LAHEW & CO. / STRASBURG, VA"

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View of the Interior

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An Excellent Slip Decorated Red Earthenware Jar Formerly Owned by George S. McKearin in the Detroit Institute of Arts

As I wrote in a recent post, "It may not be widely known, although, noted New York City dealer, author and collector George S. McKearin (1874-1958) happened to have written an important book about glass and was a major collector, but he was also major collector of pottery who knew other major collectors like Lura Woodside Watkins (1897-1982) and others. "

To my knowledge, this jar is among the better examples of American red earthenware owned by McKearin, but probably not well known, which he sold to the Detroit Institute of Arts in 1949. The jar was later published by the museum in 1950-51.

The piece I wrote about a few days ago that was once owned by McKearin was numbered "624" on the original collection/inventory tag that it retained, meaning there were 623 pieces before it. Personally, I think the McKearin Collection of pottery deserves a lot more attention today, seeing that it is not something that was ever published other than a piece here and there, such as Figure 81 in Watkins' book Early New England Potters and Their Wares and a loan exhibition catalog that he was a part of in 1931. Occasionally, pieces do show up with McKearin's tag in the auction circuit and with antiques dealers, but it would be great to learn more about the pottery collection he once owned in its entirety.

Interestingly though, I have never quite seen a jar like this one before - now because of the form and the large round footed base, I want to say that it may have been made in New England - but on the other hand, the slip decoration certainly appears like it originated in the Mid Atlantic region. Nonetheless, it is just an outstanding piece of early American red earthenware. According to the museum, "The jar dates between the circa 1800-1850 period and it was purchased in 1949 directly from George McKearin Antiques in New York City."

Does anyone reading this have any thoughts about the origin of this lidded jar?

Note: For anyone interested - Massachusetts antiques dealer Sam Herrup currently has a nineteenth century slip decorated red earthenware match holder from the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia for sale that retains a McKearin collection label numbered "598."

An Excellent American Slip Decorated Red Earthenware Jar

19th Century American Slip Decorated Red Earthenware Jar

Circa 1800-1850

Stands 10 1/4" Tall

Formerly Owned by George S. Mckearin

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Photo Courtesy: Detroit Institute of Arts

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An Excellent 18th Century Red Earthenware Object from Kentucky and Possibly Made by a Philadelphia Trained Potter Displayed at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

While visiting the Philadelphia Museum of Art last week, I encountered an excellent red earthenware barrel or rundlet that without its inscription, it could easily be mistaken for an object manufactured in New England in the 1800s. Unfortunately, I did not write down the information that it is inscribed with, but it is dated "1793" and made by Philip Anthony (1754-1838) in Kentucky. Interestingly, I wrote about a similar object a few years ago that was also made by Anthony, inscribed and dated "1795."

The museum's interest in this potter's work is likely a result of Anthony being born in Philadelphia in 1754, which is where he possibly learned the potter's trade before migrating elsewhere in America. His marriage record indicates he married Mary Elizabeth Cochran (b. 1767) about 1788 in North Carolina; they were the parents of at least two sons and eight daughters, although, I have not found any evidence to say whether any of his children followed him in the pottery industry. But I would not be surprised to learn if any did. Anthony died on November 4, 1838 in Henderson, Tennessee. 

This barrel or rundlet happens to be one of the earliest dated surviving pieces of southern pottery in existence today. And while Anthony did establish a business in Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky as early as this piece is dated, he later founded a longstanding pottery in Nashville, Tennessee.

An Excellent Red Earthenware Barrel or Rundlet from Kentucky

18th Century Red Earthenware Barrel or Rundlet

Made by Philip Anthony in Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky in 1793

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Another View of the Barrel or Rundlet

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View of the Information Displayed by the Museum

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Important Bristol County, Mass. Red Earthenware Jar Sells Yesterday on Cape Cod

This jar will be featured in my forthcoming book from Historic Beverly in Beverly, Massachusetts, A Celebrated Industry: The Historic Wares of Southeastern Massachusetts, Bristol County and Cape Cod, although, it is certainly worth discussing on this website, as well. The late eighteenth or early nineteenth century jar is attributed to the industry in Bristol County, and it sold yesterday at Marion Antique Auctions Summer Sale on Cape Cod.

The fact that this jar retains its original lid is special in itself, seeing that lids often broke or disappeared through the years, but the fact that both the lid and the jar are inscribed with the letter "A" indicates that this is the original lid. The potters in Bristol County sometimes used letters, numbers or Roman numerals to match a lid to a jar.

Although from an historical standpoint, this jar is quite special since the finial on the lid is decorated with what is most likely a Quaker hat. This is significant because many of the potting families that worked in Bristol County were Quakers, much of which can also be connected to the Quaker family potters working in South Danvers (Peabody), Essex County, Massachusetts. The history of this jar is currently unknown to me, but the lid may indicate that it was manufactured for a specific purpose beyond just to be sold as a utilitarian ware. 

In fact, the potters in Bristol County were one of the few areas in New England who are known to have produced objects for marriage, such as a pair of slip decorated marriage jars displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan. And they may have also produced presentation pieces.

The fact that this jar is manufactured with perhaps a unique finial on the lid shows that it is also similar in production to an important marriage jar that was previously owned by noted collector Charles D. Cook and illustrated on the cover of the October 1931 issue of The Magazine Antiques. The cover jar is also inscribed in slip "A.P.B." or "A.S.B." 

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Important Red Earthenware Jar from Bristol County, Mass. with its Original Lid

Late 18th or Early 19th Century Red Earthenware Jar Attributed to Bristol County, Mass.

The Lid was Manufactured with Perhaps a Unique Quaker Hat

Many of the Bristol County Potters were Quakers

Stands 8 1/2" Tall

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The Lid is Original to the Jar

Both Are Inscribed with the Letter "A"

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The Cover of the October 1931 Issue of The Magazine Antiques

This Bristol County, Mass. Red Earthenware Jar is Also Decorated with a Unique Finial

It is Inscribed in Slip "A.P.B." or "A.S.B." 

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New Published Research Story: Andrew Pitman, a Potter in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia

This post announces my latest published research article in Antiques & Auction News, titled, "The Story of Andrew Pitman: A Revolutionary War Veteran Turned Potter in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia." This link will redirect you to the online version of the story - I will post the print version once it becomes available.

New Published Research Story: Andrew Pitman, a Potter in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia

New Published Research Story: Andrew Pitman, a Potter in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia

Published in the Most Recent Issue of Antiques & Auction News

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An Important 19th Century Painted Red Earthenware Eagle and Why it May Be from Western New York

Last night, I posted these pictures and this information to my Instagram account from the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, "This is why research can be so much fun! This outstanding and likely unique piece of hand formed painted nineteenth century American red earthenware with original green and gold paint in the form of an American eagle and a shield sold a few years ago in a great collection at Garth's Auctions in Columbus, Ohio. It was so unusual that it was really hard to say where it might have been made. But Robesonia, Pennsylvania antiques dealer Greg Kramer saw its folk art appeal and purchased it.

However, while in southeastern Pennsylvania this week, I finally got the chance to handle it, and it immediately struck me that it is similar in production to a large painted Civil War memorial wreath that I just posted this week to my Instagram story, which was rediscovered last month in Seattle. The wreath was manufactured by a German immigrant potter by the name of Carl Ludwig Heinrich Mehwaldt (1809-1887) working near Niagara Falls in western New York in 1865. It is one of three memorial wreaths known. Coincidentally, I have also been researching this potter's career for a few years now while working with the Das Haus Museum in Berkholz, New York, and I just finalized a research story that will be published later this summer in Antiques & Auction News. This piece has gotta be related, seeing that it's manufacture and how it was painted is so similar to the wreaths and some other known objects that Mehwaldt manufactured for the Holy Ghost Church in Bergholz between 1865-1887.

It is also my best guess that this piece may have been made around 1876, perhaps in celebration of the Centennial, or thereabouts. And it was also previously owned by noted New York City dealer, author and collector George S. McKearin (1874-1958), having been acquired by McKearin in the 1920s or 1930s. Interestingly, most of the unique production that was manufactured by Mehwaldt and hung in the Holy Ghost Church ended up with New York author and collector Ada Walker Camehl (1866-1939), who wrote about Mehwaldt for the Buffalo Historical Society and The Magazine Antiques in the 1920s. I also suspect that in some capacity she must have known McKearin since they were both major pottery collectors from New York.

Potentially, I think this could be one of the most unique and historically significant pieces of pottery to a specific region that I have ever handled. The piece also retains McKearin's old collection label on the back, and I bet before tonight the last time this piece was in Manhattan was back when McKearin owned it. I think that's really cool! 

At some point, I'm going to try and track down McKearin's old notes at the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, New York and see what he wrote down about this piece since it is number "624" on the old collection label. It may not be widely known, although, McKearin happened to have written an important book about glass and was a major collector, but he was also major collector of pottery who knew other major collectors like Lura Woodside Watkins (1897-1982) and others. "

Note: The rediscovered wreath that I just mentioned will be published in my forthcoming article about Mehwaldt in Antiques & Auction News. I think this article will really help define Mehwaldt's career and explain why he is such an important New York-German immigrant red earthenware potter.

An Important 19th Century Painted Red Earthenware Eagle

19th Century Hand Modeled and Hand Painted Red Earthenware Eagle with a Shield 

Possibly Manufactured in Western New York

Previously Owned by George S. McKearin (1874-1958)

Probably Circa 1860s-1880s

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Another View of the Eagle

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View of the Back

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View of the George S. McKearin Pottery Collection Label

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Presentation Today at the Peabody, Mass. Historical Society About the Moses Paige Pottery

It's last minute notice, but if anyone wants to see my presentation about the Moses Paige Pottery today at 1pm at the Peabody, Mass. Historical Society - here is a link to join via Zoom.

Presentation Today at the Peabody, Mass. Historical Society About the Moses Paige Pottery

Presentation Today at the Peabody, Mass. Historical Society About the Moses Paige Pottery

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Some Excellent Examples of Pennsylvania Red Earthenware that Recently Sold at Conestoga Auctions

Last month, Conestoga Auctions in Manheim, Pennsylvania continued to sell objects from the Eugene and the late Vera Charles Collection; through the years, the couple assembled an excellent Pennsylvania folk art collection, including a number of great pieces of red earthenware, some of which were acquired decades ago when Saturday morning farm sales were still a common event in Pennsylvania. 

It was last fall when Conestoga Auctions actually began selling the couple's collection in October 2020, and among the red earthenware highlights then was a pair of nineteenth century slip decorated spaniels attributed to Berks County, Pennsylvania and a nineteenth century red earthenware bear holding a pitcher, probably also made in Pennsylvania.

Although, these were a few of the highlights from the most recent sale, highlighted by a nineteenth century three color slip decorated red earthenware plate adorned with a tulip attributed to the Diehl Pottery in Berks County. Another notable object was a nineteenth century slip decorated red earthenware bird whistle attributed to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; it is one of only a few known in this shape today, and one of which is owned by the Lancaster Valley Village & Farm Museum in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. From what I have been told, it is modeled after a similar European form, although, the whistle that sold is a locally made example.

Interestingly, the bird whistle owned by the Landis Valley Museum was most recently displayed as part of the museum's two part exhibit "Thrown, Fired and Glazed: The Redware Tradition from Pennsylvania and Beyond," which was recently honored with the 2021 Pennsylvania Museums Institutional Award of Merit. Here is a link to a cover story I wrote about the exhibit for the July 21, 2020 issue of Antiques & the Arts Weekly.

Some Excellent Examples of PA Red Earthenware that Recently Sold at Conestoga Auctions

19th Century Slip Decorated Red Earthenware Plate

Attributed to the Diehl Pottery in Berks County, PA

Measures 7 7/8" in Diameter

Sold for $4,500 Plus the Auction Premiums

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Photo Courtesy: Conestoga Auctions

19th Century Red Earthenware Bird Whistle Attributed to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

A Similar Example is Owned by the Landis Valley Museum in Lancaster, PA

Stands 2 1/2" Tall

Sold for $1,700 Plus the Auction Premiums

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Photo Courtesy: Conestoga Auctions

Small 19th Century Slip Decorated Red Earthenware Crock

Stands 6 3/8" Tall

Sold for $1,000 Plus the Auction Premiums

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View of One of  the Handles

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Small 19th Century Sponge Decorated Red Earthenware Bowl

Made at the John Bell Pottery in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania

Stamped on the Back "John Bell Waynesboro"

Measures 3 1/4" in Diameter

Sold for $1,900 Plus the Auction Premiums

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View of the Stamp on the Back "John Bell Waynesboro"

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An Excellent 19th Century Southern Maine Red Earthenware Jug

This is an excellent small nineteenth century southern Maine red earthenware jug that I acquired two weekends ago; the spotted green glaze is really something else! My best guess is that it was made by the Bickford family in either Buxton or Limington about 1840, although, another pottery is also possible, seeing that there were so many small businesses located in this part of the state, especially in the first half of the 1800s.

Interestingly, this is now the third piece of excellent New England red earthenware that I have acquired through a friend from a longstanding private collection in New Hampshire. The other two pieces were both manufactured in Bristol County, Massachusetts, one of which was featured a few years ago at the New York Antique Ceramics Fair in Manhattan, and both of which will be included in my forthcoming book A Celebrated Industry: The Historic Wares of Southeastern Massachusetts, Bristol County and Cape Cod.

An Excellent  19th Century Southern Maine Red Earthenware Jug

My Niece Alexis Holding the Southern Maine Jug

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19th Century Red Earthenware Jug  Attributed to Southern Maine

Circa 1840

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View of the Handle

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An Outstanding Red Earthenware Pot that Sold in the Weil Collection Over the Weekend in Amesbury, Mass.

As I wrote over the weekend John McInnis sold the Jack and Grace Weil Collection on Saturday in Amesbury, Massachusetts, and this outstanding eighteenth or early nineteenth century red earthenware pot was included in the collection that the Weils purchased locally before 1960. To my knowledge, this is only the third pot like this known today, where the other two examples reside in the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., along with the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. Interestingly though, each piece also has ties to Salem.

The pot in the Smithsonian is a part of the Lura Woodside Watkins (1897-1982) Collection and was published in Figure 15 in Early New England Potters and Their Wares. Watkins wrote, "Red earthenware crock. Natural red color. Decorated with bands of straight and wavy lines. Found in Salem. Early Essex County type." 

The pot that is in the collection of the Peabody Essex Museum retains a nineteenth century history of ownership in Salem, and it also includes its original lid. The other two pots do not have lids, but the wear along each rim indicates that there were originally lids.

Needless to say, I was quite happy to acquire this great pot, which I feel was very possibly manufactured in the 1700s in either Salem or neighboring South Danvers (Peabody after 1855), Massachusetts.

An Outstanding Essex County, Mass. Red Earthenware Pot

18th or Early 19th Century Red Earthenware Pot Attributed to Essex County, Mass.

Probably Made in the Salem, Mass. and Peabody, Mass. Area

Stands 7 1/2" Tall and Measures 14" in Diameter

Sold in the Weil Collection at McInnis' Auctions on Saturday June 12, 2020

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Another View of the Pot

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View of One Handle

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View of the Other Handle

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Related Jar in the Lura Woodside Watkins Collection at the Smithsonian Institute

18th or Early 19th Century Red Earthenware Pot Attributed to Essex County, Mass.

Probably Made in the Salem, Mass. and Peabody, Mass. Area

Stands 8 3/4" Tall

Published in Figure 15 in Early New England Potters and Their Wares

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Photo Courtesy: National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian Institute

View of One Handle

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Photo Courtesy: National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian Institute

The Jar Published in Figure 15 in Early New England Potters and Their Wares

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Related Jar in the  Collection of the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Mass.

18th or Early 19th Century Red Earthenware Pot Attributed to Essex County, Mass.

Probably Made in the Salem, Mass. and Peabody, Mass. Area

Retains a 19th Century History of Ownership in Salem, Mass.

Also Retains Its Original Lid

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Photo Courtesy: Peabody Essex Museum

View of One Handle

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(Left) The Pot Pictures with Its Original Lid

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View of the Lid

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Another View of the Lid

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Another View of the Lid

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