This is another advertisement for a red earthenware business in Vermont that was brought to my attention by New York historian, author and dealer Warren Broderick. I have posted a group of these type of Vermont ads from the 1800s over the past few weeks, whereas I have always believed that there is a lot to be learned about red earthenware production in Vermont, outside of the few documented locations, such as Bennington and the Middlebury area.
Additionally, even though there is currently a lack of documented evidence in publication when compared to Maine and New Hampshire, I have always suspected that Vermont saw a good amount of red earthenware production, as well.
This ad was published in the Woodstock Post on August 21, 1874, reading, "John Varett of St. Johnsbury, has started a pottery at East Lyndon. He has got his first kiln up nearly ready to burn. If this clay proves a success, he will go on and make jars, flower pots, and other kinds of earthen ware."
Note: There will be some information about some of the lesser known red earthenware potters in Vermont who worked with the Clarks in New Hampshire, as well as being employed in Concord, New Hampshire in my forthcoming eighth book, titled, An Influential Family of Early Potters: The Clarks of New Hampshire and Related Businesses. This evidence from Vermont will include some great archaeology, even proof that various types of slip-decorated red earthenware was produced in the state in the 1800s.
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