A Look At A 19th Century Red Earthenware Harvest Jug From Western New York

Earlier this year, I visited the archives of New York City ceramic specialists Garrison and Diana Stradling in Manhattan, in order to gather information for future books and articles. Although, the main reason why I was there was to learn more about certain objects that they had owned through the years that were previously owned as part of New York museum specialist and archaeologist George Hamell's Collection.

In fact, I was thrilled to see the original proof copy of this advertisement that ran in various publications, whereas the ad highlighted this brightly glazed nineteenth century Western New York red earthenware field jug or harvest jug, which is an incredibly rare object and thought to represent early production for this region in New York. Additionally, I was also able to handle this great object while I was in New York City.

According to the advertisement, "We sent a query to a friend (Hamell) who is an avid New York pottery collector and a former curator at the New York State Museum (in Albany) - he sent us an image of a jug he had purchased in Wyoming County, New York with the same neck and foot rim and handle; he believes it is earlier than either Alvin Wilcox (who made red earthenware in West Bloomfield, New York as early as 1830) or Lorenzo Johnson who worked in Newstead, New York from 1850 on."

Furthermore, as I posted earlier this week, archaeological evidence and Hamell's notes also indicate that Lorenzo Johnson had some involvement with a business in Mill Grove, New York: http://www.earlyamericanceramics.com/2023/10/the-19th-century-case-suess-johnson.html.

Note: My forthcoming Western New York book will run 700-800 pages and is due out in 2024, whereas it is titled, America's Great Awakening and Migration: The Red Earthenware of Western New York. This will mark my ninth book in my pottery book series from my publisher Historic Beverly in Massachusetts, although my eighth book will be out sometime soon and it covers red earthenware production in parts of New Hampshire and related businesses elsewhere in northern New England; it runs about 600 pages.

19th Century Red Earthenware Harvest Jug From Western New York

This is a Proof Copy for an Ad that was Published About this Jug

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Photo Courtesy: Garrison & Diana Stradling

19th Century Red Earthenware Harvest or Field Jug From Western New York

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Another View of the Jug

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