A 19th Century Glazed Red Earthenware Pipe Recovered from a Civil War Military Site in Missouri

This nineteenth century glazed red earthenware smoking pipe closely matches dozens of examples recovered at the site of the John Taber (1829-1912) Pottery in Alton, New Hampshire -- it was another find from over the holiday weekend at the fairgrounds in Deerfield, New Hampshire, where it also retains an interesting historical context.

Interestingly, most of the pipes that Taber produced were shipped all over the country, whereas this pipe was dug from a Civil War period military site in Missouri. Furthermore, it closes matches another glazed red earthenware pipe thought to have been by Taber that was recovered a few years back inside a wall at a mid-nineteenth century blacksmith's shop in Dunbarton, New Hampshire.

Link to Blacksmith shop article: http://www.earlyamericanceramics.com/2017/01/a-19th-century-red-earthenware-pipe.html

Nonetheless, this pipe and this information will also be published in my forthcoming 500+ page, 8th book, titled, An Influential Family of Early Potters: The Clarks of New Hampshire and Related Businesses.

A 19th Century Glazed Red Earthenware Pipe

19th Century Glazed Red Earthenware Pipe

Possibly Made at the John Taber Pottery in Alton, New Hampshire

Recovered from a Civil War Military Site in Missouri

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