19th Century Green Glazed Red Earthenware Jug from Southern Maine that Sold Today in Connecticut

A nineteenth century green glazed red earthenware jug from Maine sold today at New England Auctions in Branford, Connecticut. This type of production has been attributed in the past to the John Alld Pottery in Hollis, Maine, although I do not know of any archaeological evidence to support that attribution. But I have seen a number of these types of jugs through the years and I do believe that they were either made by Alld or another potter working in that part of southern Maine located to the west of Portland. 

This is also a desirable type of jug among northern New England collectors, whereas a brighter green glazed example sold back in October of 2015 at a Tim Gould Auction in Gardiner, Maine to folk art collector Linda Bean (L.L. Bean) for $7,475 including the buyer's premium. 

There are also two examples of this type of jug on display in the Americana Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan, as well as a real good green glazed example owned by Winterthur Museum in Delaware: http://museumcollection.winterthur.org/single-record.php?resultsperpage=20&view=catalog&srchtype=advanced&hasImage=&ObjObjectName=&CreOrigin=&Earliest=&Latest=&CreCreatorLocal_tab=&materialsearch=&ObjObjectID=&ObjCategory=&DesMaterial_tab=&DesTechnique_tab=&AccCreditLineLocal=&CreMarkSignature=&recid=1953.0188.035&srchfld=&srchtxt=redware+jug+green&id=652e&rownum=1&version=100&src=results-imagelink-only.

Nonetheless, this jug sold today for $2,800 plus the buyer's premium.

For more information - see my seventh book, titled, From One Town Came Many: The Red Earthenware Industry of Ancient North Yarmouth, Maine: https://historicbeverly.net/product/94597/.

19th C. Green Glazed Jug from Southern Maine

19th Century Green Glazed Red Earthenware Jug from Southern Maine

Stands 6 3/4" Tall

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