A Recently Acquired 19th Century Marbled Slip Decorated Red Earthenware Pitcher Possibly Made in Connecticut or New York

I was very happy to have acquired this nineteenth century marbled slip decorated red earthenware pitcher last week, which I believe could have been made by John Betts Gregory (1782-1842) in either Connecticut or New York before 1840. Interestingly, Gregory is known for this type of marbled decoration on plates and possibly platters, although little is known about other forms that he may have produced during his lifelong career.

I also found it interesting to see how the colors of the marbled slip on the pitcher are similar to the colors found on this seventeenth century northern Italian marbled slip decorated red earthenware jar that was discovered in Ontario, Canada a few years back. This type of Italian pottery has been recovered by archaeologists from a number of seventeenth century archaeological contexts along coastal New England with a large concentration found in the Charlestown, Massachusetts and Boston area.

For more information about Gregory -- see a feature story that I wrote for the April 16, 2021 issue of Antiques & Auction News, titled, The Wares Made By John Betts Gregory In Clinton, New York: An Examination Of Empire State Regional Redware - https://antiquesandauctionnews.net/articles/The-Wares-Made-By-John-Betts-Gregory-%0BIn-Clinton%2C-New-York/.

And more recently - see a feature story I wrote that is published on page 24 in the January 12, 2024 issue of Antiques And The Arts Weekly, titled, Two Important New York Slip-Script Red Earthenware Plates - http://www.earlyamericanceramics.com/2024/01/new-feature-story-published-in-antiques.html.

19th Century Marbled Slip Decorated Red Earthenware Pitcher

(Right) 19th Century Marbled Slip Decorated Red Earthenware Pitcher

Possibly Made by John Betts Gregory in Connecticut or New York Before 1840

Stands 5 1/8" Tall

(Left) 17th Century Slip Decorated Red Earthenware Jar from Northern Italy

Found a Few Years Ago in Ontario

Stands 4 3/8" Tall

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Additional Views of Both Objects

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