Of all places, this was an unexpected find on Facebook Marketplace yesterday, a spot that I have never found any red earthenware before, although I look every now and again because you never know what may pop up in the most unlikeliness of places.
Nevertheless, I just spoke with the seller on the phone, James Briggs Sr., who is a lifelong antiques dealer in the Fingerlakes Region in New York, whereas he told me that this late eighteenth or nineteenth century red earthenware jar is an object that he has owned for the last fifty or so years. It is also an object that he likely found locally in the Fingerlakes or Western New York area.
Interestingly, the reason I initially inquired about this red earthenware jar is because I recognize the form as a type produced by the Clark family in New Hampshire, which was most likely made at a business owned by either Captain Peter Clark (1743-1826) or one of his sons in Lyndeborough, Francistown or Orford, New Hampshire during the circa 1775-1850s period. There was also a son who ran a business in Brownington, Vermont during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century period, as well as another son who worked in Concord, New Hampshire, but I have not found any evidence that either of those sons produced this shape of jar.
Furthermore, the proof copy is not back yet from the printer so I will also be able to include this jar in my forthcoming eighth book, titled, An Influential Family of Early Potters: The Clarks of New Hampshire and Related Businesses.
Red Earthenware Jar Owned for Decades in the Fingerlakes Region in N.Y.
Please Stay Tuned...Much More to Come...
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