About a decade ago, I found what I believe is an eighteenth century storage jar with a red colored clay body in an old estate in Beverly, Massachusetts. I have always suspected that the jar was made in continental Europe, perhaps before the American Revolution. Although, I have not seen any related jars of this type in any of the archaeology collections that I have studied from the Boston and Salem, Massachusetts areas. Certainly an interesting object, nevertheless!
However, I just learned yesterday that the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem owns a similar jar, but with a white colored clay body. Their jar also likely retains some history of local ownership, whereas both of these objects may have originated in the same area and were just produced with a different type of clay; for instance, this is often seen with Spanish storage jars that were shipped to the American colonies in the 1600s and 1700s. Thoughts? Has anyone seen this type of jar before recovered from an American archaeological context?
For reference, the museum's jar came into the Essex Institute's collection in 1919, when it was cataloged as "jar, stoneware, salt glaze." But no information is currently known about who donated it or how it arrived in America.
Early Storage Jars Both Found in the Salem, Massachusetts Area
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2 comments:
How about a group photo of your collection . It must be incredible.
I'll post it at some point!!
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