A 19th Century Mottled Green Glazed Red Earthenware Jar Possibly Made By Heber Kimball in Mendon, New York

To continue with my recent posts about the Mormon leader Heber Kimball (1801-1868) and his red earthenware production in Mendon, New York in the 1820s and early 1830s -- the two double-handled mottled green glazed red earthenware jars shown here on the top row were reportedly purchased directly from Kimball in Mendon in the 1820s, whereas they are owned today by the Museum of Church History in Salt Lake City, Utah. 

Furthermore, I acquired the large double-handled mottled green glazed red earthenware jar shown on the bottom row this past spring, which retains a history of ownership in Western New York, and I suspect it was made by Kimball in Mendon. Furthermore, I actually acquired the jar from Victor, New York antiques dealer Gene Pratt; he got it from a longtime collection in the area, whereas many of the objects in the collection originated in Western New York in the nineteenth century.

For more information -- see a four-page feature story that I wrote for the April 2022 issue of Maine Antique Digest, titled, Heber C. Kimball: A Mormon Potter from Western New York. Additionally, there will be an entire chapter devoted to Kimball in my forthcoming 700-800 page Western New York book, due out in 2024: http://www.earlyamericanceramics.com/2023/09/a-preview-of-forthcoming-western-new.html.

Three 19th Century Mottled Green Glazed Red Earthenware Jars

Top) Both Jars Reportedly Purchased from Heber Kimball in Mendon, NY in the 1820s

Bottom) 19th Century Red Earthenware Jar Retains History of Ownership in WNY

Possibly Made by Heber Kimball in Mendon, New York

Stands 12" Tall

See Above for More Information

Photo Courtesy: Museum of Church History

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