A 19th Century Red Earthenware Jug Found Yesterday in Concord, New Hampshire

It was sort of a Deja Vu situation yesterday based on a post I made to this website last October 12th, where I shared the details of a nineteenth century red earthenware handled pot that was made in the Millville section of Concord, New Hampshire. Nevertheless, while in Concord yesterday, we stopped into an antique shop, and we found this nineteenth century red earthenware jug for just $25 that I also believe was made in Concord, circa 1820-1840 or so. It is decorated in a variegated raspberry colored glaze that is hard to photograph in order to show the differences in the color. 

According to what I posted last fall: "These pictures were taken where much of the Millville community was located, which happens to be land now owned by St. Paul's School, a prominent college preparatory school associated with the Episcopal Church that was founded in 1856. John Farmer Clark (1832-1885), who was from the most successful family of potters in Concord actually manufactured commemorative red earthenware for St. Paul's in the late 1870s. For instance, Historic New England owns an unglazed pot inscribed "Clay from / the site of new / building at / St. Paul's School / July 1 / 1879." The New Hampshire Historical Society also owns two related pieces, one with the same inscription and date, and another dated "June 23, 1879."

There has been some archaeology conducted at the Millville pottery sites, including an excavation by Dr. David Starbuck (1949-2020) at the site of Joseph Hazeltine's business between 1982-1984. This archaeology is kept today at Plymouth State University in Plymouth, New Hampshire."

I suspect the jug we found yesterday was either made by the Clark family in Concord or another potter, such as Joseph Hazeltine (1799-1880), who trained under the Clarks and then established his own pottery about a mile from this site, closer to downtown Concord.

Note: For more information - see an article that I wrote for the June 2021 issue of Maine Antique Digest, titled, The Red Earthenware Industry in Concord, New Hampshire.

A 19th Century Red Earthenware Jug Found Yesterday in Concord, New Hampshire

My Niece Alexis Holding the Jug at St. Paul's School in Concord, N.H.

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19th Century Red Earthenware Jug Likely Made in Concord, N.H.

Circa 1820-1840 or so

Stands 8 3/4" Tall

Found Yesterday in Concord, N.H.

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Another View of the Jug

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View of the Handle

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