I thought some of you who read this website might like to see this stoneware jug that I found in my archives on my computer; I took these pictures years ago while visiting West Newbury, Massachusetts antiques dealer Paul DeCoste.
The late eighteenth or early nineteenth century stoneware jug is unmarked, although it may appear to be similar to some objects made by Thomas Commeraw (and perhaps David Morgan) in Manhattan in New York City. Unfortunately, I do not remember the details that Paul told me about this object, but I do remember that it was either brought to him by a local picker or bought out of a local auction.
Additionally, the jug is decorated with stamped impressions and highlighted with cobalt; this type of decoration was also displayed throughout the Thomas Commeraw stoneware exhibit at the New York Historical Society in Manhattan and the Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown, New York, titled, Crafting Freedom: The Life and Legacy of Free Black Potter Thomas W. Commeraw.
Interestingly though, I just learned this information from Long Island collector and researcher Chris Pickerell: "I believe that this jug was actually made at the Warne and Letts pottery site in South Amboy, New Jersey. Stoneware sherds have been recovered with these stamps and that infilling which are normally associated with Commeraw. What’s the connection….who knows?"
Late 18th or Early 19th Century Stoneware Production from N.J.
Late 18th or Early 19th Century Stamped and Cobalt Decorated Stoneware Jug
Matches Some Archaeology from the Warne and Letts Site in South Amboy, N.J.
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Another View of the Jug
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Another View of the Jug
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Another View of the Jug
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Another View of the Jug
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