One of the most dramatic decorated examples of nineteenth century slip decorated red earthenware sold this morning at Crocker Farm in Sparks, Maryland; described by the auction house as an "exceptional redware cream pitcher with marbled three-color slip decoration, New England origin, probably Norwalk, CT, early to mid 19th century, thin-walled, ovoid pitcher with footed base, tooled midsection, and flared rim, lavishly-decorated throughout with marbled yellow-colored, copper, and manganese slip under a clear lead glaze. The striking, joggled slip treatment on this pitcher is occasionally seen on dishes attributed to Norwalk, Connecticut, but rarely on this form. Among the finest Northeastern redware pitchers that we have ever offered, this work even includes marbled slip decoration to its delicate, finely-ribbed handle." The pitcher sold for $7,500 plus the buyer's premium: https://www.crockerfarm.com/stoneware-auction/2024-07-26/lot-186/Exceptional-New-England-Redware-Cream-Pitcher-w-Three-Color-Marbled-Slip-Decoration-probably-Norwalk/.
Nevertheless, posted below are three of the best late eighteenth or nineteenth century marbled slip-decorated red earthenware objects that I have ever seen from the American Northeast, whereas there has been some speculation that a potter named John Betts Gregory (1782-1842) may have been producing this type of marbled slip, based on archaeological evidence recovered from a context on Long Island, when he would have been working at the Huntington Pottery. Gregory also worked in Norwalk, Connecticut and Clinton, New York. Furthermore, the three objects posted below may all be from the same business.
However, this was not the only potter producing this type of slip in the Northeast; for example, my forthcoming two-volume Western New York books will also document that this type of slip was produced in this region, as well.
An Exceptional Slip Decorated Red Earthenware Pitcher
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