It was about six years ago that I visited the workshop and private pottery collection of Jeff Ingram in Laurel, Maryland, which is where I brought home a few objects that had been recovered from archaeological contexts in Baltimore; these objects were later restored by Jeff. Among those pieces of everyday utilitarian pottery was a circa 1780-1820 slip decorated red earthenware chamber pot made in Baltimore, which will be included in a lengthy feature story about Baltimore red earthenware that I have scheduled to be published in a forthcoming issue of Maine Antique Digest.
Another object that I brought home was a small nineteenth century two-color slip decorated red earthenware bowl; I knew it was something, but I did not know what to make of it at the time, although it was also recovered from an archaeological context (nineteenth century privy). I cannot remember where it was exactly found, but I believe it was in Maryland. This is the first time that I have shown this object on this website, seeing that I was never sure of where it was made because I had never seen anything like it before.
However, Pook & Pook in Downington, Pennsylvania is currently in the middle of a major three-day Americana auction, whereas included in today's sale is a bowl that I believe is directly related to the object that I own.
I will post much more about this three-day sale tomorrow, although I wanted to make note of the sale of this larger bowl today, which was reportedly made in the Mid-Atlantic region. Furthermore, both bowls are refined and manufactured with the same colored glaze that covers the entire surface, including the base (difference in this post being the types of lighting used for the photographs), as well as the use of the same colors of slip on the interior, along with the same type of cupped base. Nevertheless, the bowl that sold today brought $437.50 including the buyer's premium.
Red Earthenware Bowls Possibly From the Mid-Atlantic Region
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