A Very Good Example of 19th Century Red Earthenware from Wisconsin that Sold Yesterday at Nye & Company in New Jersey

A very good example of nineteenth century red earthenware made in either Berlin or Whitewater, Wisconsin sold yesterday at Nye & Company in Bloomfield, New Jersey. The large jug sold in a group lot combined with various types of red earthenware and stoneware, which had been consigned from a private collection in New York City. 

For a brief history about this type of pottery: the most prominent years of production in Berlin took place during the circa 1855-1865 period, while between 1845 and 1882, the city of Whitewater was home to five potteries, which were operated by both German immigrants and settlers from New England and New York. The Whitewater potteries supplied settlers in the region with a wide variety of utilitarian forms. And by about 1867, the Whitewater potteries transitioned from the production of glazed utilitarian wares to flowerpots and vases

Nonetheless, I felt the combination of the shape of the jug along with the tulip decoration really made this a wonderful object; the lot sold very reasonably for just $325 plus the buyer's premium.

Note: For another good example of an earthenware jug made in Wisconsin - see one that is currently for sale with Olde Hope Antiques in New York City: https://oldehope.com/antique-glazed-earthenware-jug/.

Very Good Example of 19th Century Red Earthenware from Wisconsin

19th Century Red Earthenware Jug from Wisconsin

Likely Made in Either Berlin or Whitewater

Stands 14" Tall

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This is the Rest of the Potter that Sold in the Group Lot

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