A Black Glazed Red Earthenware Jug from Merrimacport (South Amesbury), Mass. that Sold Yesterday in Amesbury, Massachusetts

A good example of late eighteenth or nineteenth century black glazed red earthenware made at one of the potteries in South Amesbury (Merrimacport), Massachusetts sold yesterday at John McInnis Auctions in Amesbury, Massachusetts. I suspect the jug may have been made at the William Pecker (1757-1820) Pottery, although Pecker's nephew, James Chase (1779-1849) also likely produced this form of jug after Pecker's death in 1820. The production of this form of jug may have continued into the 1840s, but I have always felt that it was most prominent when the Merrimacport company was owned by Pecker.

Nevertheless, this lot of two jugs sold very reasonably for $100 plus the buyer's premium; the other jug was also likely made in New England. The sale also featured some other pottery, including another lot of late eighteenth or nineteenth century black glazed red earthenware jugs, whereas those objects were most likely made in Peabody (South Danvers), Massachusetts.

For more information about this type of production in Merrimacport, see the fourth installment in my pottery book series, titled, South Amesbury's Red Earthenware & Stoneware: The 1791-1820 William Pecker Pottery --https://historicbeverly.net/product/south-amesburys-red-earthenware-stoneware-production/.

A Black Glazed Red Earthenware Jug from South Amesbury, Mass.

Group of Late 18th or 19th Century Black Glazed Red Earthenware Jugs

Sold Yesterday in Amesbury, Mass. Along with Some Other Lots of Pottery

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Late 18th or Early 19th Century Black Glazed Red Earthenware Jug

Attributed to Merrimacport (South Amesbury), Mass.

Possibly Made at the William Pecker Pottery Before 1820

Otherwise Made at the James Chase Pottery After 1820

Stands 9" Tall

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A View of the Handle

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