A Hand-Thrown Red Earthenware Vase with Applied Grapes, Vines and Leaves

This is likely a late nineteenth century hand-thrown red earthenware vase that I have handled a few times that is currently for sale at Antiques Associates At West Townsend in Massachusetts. The vase is adorned with applied grapes, vines and leaves, whereas the leaves appear to have been further embellished with slip decoration. I suspect this is an American made object, although I do not know the manufacturer. But grapes were a type of design found on traditional cobalt decorated stoneware from American manufacturers during the second-half of the nineteenth century, as well as applied decorations found on both red earthenware and stoneware, such as this example.

Interestingly, Volume I of my most recent published book, titled, America's Great Awakening and Migration: The Red Earthenware of Western New York, includes a section where the West Bloomfield, New York potter, Alvin Wilcox (1801-1862) used to write about grape farming in the 1850s for Moore's Rural New Yorker, as well as a census record that cites his primary occupation as a "grape farmer": https://historicbeverly.net/product/103125/.

This type of applied floral decoration was also popular with potters in the late 1800s in some areas of the Mid-Atlantic region, as well as possibly in Ohio, the Midwest, and other parts of the United States, including Hartford, Connecticut. Many of those objects were applied with hand-modeled flowers instead of grapes, and cold-painted rather than being glazed. In fact, among those businesses was the Goodwin Brothers Pottery in the Elmwood section of West Hartford, which is discussed in detail in my sixth book, titled, A City on the River: The Early Red Earthenware of the Hartford, Connecticut Area: https://historicbeverly.net/product/a-city-on-the-river-the-early-red-earthenware-of-the-hartford-connecticut-area/.

Additionally, I believe this vase was found about ten years ago in one of the fields at the antiques shows in Brimfield, Massachusetts; I know this does not give any context of ownership or a history, but at least it gives an idea of where this object was once found. Nonetheless, I have always felt this was an interesting and very well made piece of red earthenware.

Hand-Thrown Red Earthenware Vase with Applied Grapes, Vines and Leaves

Probably Late 19th Century Hand-Thrown Red Earthenware Vase

Adorned with Applied Grapes, Vines and Leaves

The Leaves Appear to be Embellished with Slip Decoration

Stands 7 1/2" Tall

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Another View of the Vase

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A View of the Base

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New Feature Story in Antiques & Auction News: The Barclay Company Of Narberth, Pa.

My latest feature story is published on pages 5, 10 and 11 in the current May 2, 2025 issue of Antiques & Auction News, titled, The Barclay Company Of Narberth, Pa.

Here is a link to a PDF of page 5: https://www.scribd.com/document/854993013/page-5-A-A-May-5-2025-Barclay-page-5

Here is a link to a PDF of page 10: https://www.scribd.com/document/854993337/page-10-A-A-May-5-2025-Page-10-Barclay

Here is a link to a PDF of page 11: https://www.scribd.com/document/854993578/page-11-A-A-May-5-2025-page-11-Barclay

New Feature Story in Antiques & Auction News

The Barclay Company Of Narberth, Pa.

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Some More Information About a Red Earthenware Jar Recently Found in an Old Estate on Beacon Hill in Boston

I am thrilled with this late eighteenth or nineteenth century red earthenware jar that I just acquired on Saturday at John McInnis' auction in Amesbury, Massachusetts, although it was recently removed from an old estate on Beacon Hill in Boston. This jar will be illustrated in my forthcoming tenth book, titled, An Early Industry of Household Wares: The Red Earthenware of Salem Village, South Danvers and Peabody, Massachusetts, seeing that I feel it was made in the South Danvers (Peabody) and Salem area.

To further support this idea, the jug shown in the pictures below is basically an exact match in glaze, and I believe this jug is from the South Danvers and Salem area, circa late eighteenth or early nineteenth century. 

Interestingly, though, the South Danvers (Peabody) area gets most of the credit today for this area's production, although there were also businesses that operated in Salem in the late 1700s and 1800s, which were unrelated to the families that operated in neighboring South Danvers. These companies were owned Nathaniel Butterfield (1808-1841), who eventually sold his business to the Goldthwaite family of South Danvers, as well as William Symonds (1758-1804), although there is some inaccurate information previously published about this company. 

The Essex County Massachusetts Probate Records indicate there were actually two Nathaniel Symonds potters in Salem; one with an occupation of potter and a probate record, dated April 18, 1804. The second Nathaniel Symonds (d. 1793) with an occupation of potter and a probate record dated February 4, 1793 was originally from Charlestown, Massachusetts; he married Jane Phipps Symonds in Charlestown on October 8, 1745.

Furthermore, two of the sons of the Symonds who died in 1804, Nathaniel Symonds (d. 1848) and William Symonds (d. 1824) served in the American Revolution and were also potters in Salem.

Late 18th or 19th Century Red Earthenware Jar Possibly from Essex County, Mass.

Possibly Made in the South Danvers (Peabody) and Salem, Mass. Area

Otherwise Another New England Potter

Owned for Decades in an Estate on Beacon Hill in Boston

Stands 9 1/4" Tall

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(Right) Late 18th or Early 19th Century Red Earthenware Jug

Likely From the South Danvers (Peabody) and Salem, Mass. Area

Decorated with a Matching Colored Glaze as the Jar

Stands 7 3/4" Tall

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Another View of the Jar and the Jug

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Additionally, the idea behind the decoration on this jar is somewhat similar to at least three unrelated jars that are known today, one of which retains its original lid that came out of an apartment in Manhattan and sold at Crocker Farm in Maryland in 2019: https://www.crockerfarm.com/stoneware-auction/2019-10-26/lot-65/Rare-and-Important-Slip-Decorated-New-England-Redware-Jar-with-Lid/.

(Left) Unrelated But the Idea Behind the Decoration on this Jar is Similar

This is One of the Three Jars Like this Known to Exist

Made Somewhere in the Northeast, Probably Made in New England

Stands 9 1/4" Tall

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This is One of the Three Jars Like this Known to Exist

Made Somewhere in the Northeast, Probably Made in New England

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Photo Courtesy: Private Collection

This is One of the Three Jars Like this Known to Exist

Made Somewhere in the Northeast, Probably Made in New England

This One was Owned for Many Years in New York City

Stands 11" Tall with the Lid

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Photo Courtesy: Crocker Farm

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Some Red Earthenware from an Old Estate on Beacon Hill in Boston that Sold Today in Amesbury, Mass.

A good selection of late eighteenth and/or nineteenth century red earthenware sold today at John McInnis' auction in Amesbury, Massachusetts, which was consigned from an old estate on Beacon Hill in Boston. Interestingly, though, most of these objects appear like they may have originated in the South Danvers (Peabody), Massachusetts area, and will be included in my forthcoming tenth book, titled, An Early Industry of Household Wares: The Red Earthenware of Salem Village, South Danvers and Peabody, Massachusetts.

However, the sale included what I consider to be one of the most unusual examples of late eighteenth or nineteenth century New England red earthenware that I have seen in a while, and perhaps made in the South Danvers and Salem, Massachusetts area. Although, I have never seen anything like it before so it is possibly a "one of a kind type object." 

This jar is artistically decorated around the entire surface with manganese, a style found on at least three other unrelated red earthenware jars possibly from New England, one of which sold at Crocker Farm in Maryland in 2019 for $10,030 including the buyer's premium: https://www.crockerfarm.com/stoneware-auction/2019-10-26/lot-65/Rare-and-Important-Slip-Decorated-New-England-Redware-Jar-with-Lid/.

Additionally, this jar is decorated with incised straight and wavy lines, which is also a technique found in the South Danvers and Salem area, including a jar that I wrote about earlier this week from the collection of the Peabody Historical Society: http://www.earlyamericanceramics.com/2025/04/eighteenth-and-nineteenth-century.html.

Nonetheless, this jar sold very reasonably for $325 plus the buyer's premium; this jar may also be related to a different shaped jar that was previously owned for decades by Lew Scranton of Killingworth, Connecticut. That jar sold at Skinner in 2016 and is now privately owned in Massachusetts.

Note: For the rest of the pottery from this sale - see the auction catalog: https://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/368625_unreserved-country-estates-auction_day-2/.

Some Red Earthenware from an Old Estate on Beacon Hill in Boston

Late 18th or 19th Century Red Earthenware Jar Possibly from Essex County, Mass.

Possibly Made in the South Danvers (Peabody) and Salem, Mass. Area

Otherwise Another New England Potter

Owned for Decades in an Estate on Beacon Hill in Boston

Stands 9 1/4" Tall

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Another View of the Jar

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Another View of the Jar

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Small Late 18th or Early 19th Century Red Earthenware Jug from Essex County, Mass.

Owned for Decades in an Estate on Beacon Hill in Boston

Stands 4 1/2" Tall

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Additional Views of the Jug

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Large Late 18th or 19th Century Red Earthenware Jug Likely from Essex County, Mass.

Owned for Decades in an Estate on Beacon Hill in Boston

Stands 11" Tall

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A View of the Handle

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Late 18th or 19th Century Red Earthenware Mug Possibly from Essex County, Mass.

Otherwise Another New England Potter

Owned for Decades in an Estate on Beacon Hill in Boston

Stands 6 1/2" Tall

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A View of the Handle

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The Base is Inscribed with the Number "8"

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Small 18th or Early 19th Century Red Earthenware Cup from Essex County, Mass.

Owned for Decades in an Estate on Beacon Hill in Boston

Stands About 3" Tall

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A View of the Handle

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Small Late 18th or 19th Century Red Earthenware Pitcher Likely from Essex County, Mass.

Owned for Decades in an Estate on Beacon Hill in Boston

Stands About 4 1/2" Tall

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Another View of the Pitcher

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A View of the Handle

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Red Earthenware Sherds Recovered at the Site of the Bradford Family Pottery in Kingston, Massachusetts

A few days ago I posted a story to this website, titled, A Red Earthenware Sherd Recovered on the Property of the Circa 1721 Salem Bell House in South Danvers (Peabody), Mass., Compared to Sherds Recovered at the Site of the William Southwick Pottery at 161 Central Street in South Danvers, where I noted, "...the sherd recovered at the Samuel Bell House was also published in my fifth book, titled, A Celebrated Industry: The Historic Wares of Southeastern Massachusetts, Bristol County and Cape Cod, seeing that it also resembles glazes produced by the Bradford family in Kingston, Massachusetts, based on archaeological evidence owned by the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C.": https://historicbeverly.net/product/a-celebrated-industry-the-historic-wares-of-southeastern-massachusetts-bristol-county-and-cape-cod/.

Shown below is an example of these types of sherds that were collected at the site one of the Bradford family potteries in Kingston; this particular sherd was recovered by Massachusetts author, Lura Woodside Watkins (1897-1982) before Early New England Potters and Their Wares was published in 1950. However, an extensive archaeologic dig was conducted at the site of one of the family potteries in the 1990s, where those artifacts are kept today at Plimouth Plantation in Plymouth, Massachusetts. 

This archaeology was also the subject of a master's thesis written in 2015 by Martha Sulya for the University of Massachusetts at Boston, titled, Ubiquitous and Unfamiliar: Earthenware Pottery Production Techniques and the Bradford Family Pottery in Kingston, MA: https://scholarworks.umb.edu/masters_theses/326/.

Nonetheless, there are three or four of these types of jars known today, two of which are adorned in this type of glaze. These jars were published in my fifth book, although they will also be discussed in Chapter 12 of my forthcoming tenth book, titled, An Early Industry of Household Wares: The Red Earthenware of Salem Village, South Danvers and Peabody, Massachusetts, seeing that the manufacture of the form and the glaze is similar to archaeological evidence recovered in Kingston. But the glaze pattern is also somewhat comparable to the sherds that were discussed in the story that I posted to this website a few days ago: http://www.earlyamericanceramics.com/2025/04/a-red-earthenware-sherd-recovered-on.html.

Note: For more information about the Bradfords - see a five page research story that I wrote for the May 2019 issue of Maine Antique Digest, titled, The Bradford Family Potteries in Massachusetts: https://www.scribd.com/document/410016623/Bradford-Family-Potteries-May-2019-Issue-of-Maine-Antique-Digest?secret_password=jw7DJADt3EoVfEyFZE82.

Sherds Recovered at the Site of the Bradford Family Pottery in Kingston, Mass.

Late 18th or Early 19th Century Red Earthenware Jar

Possibly Made at the Bradford Family Pottery in Kingston, Mass.

Stands 8" Tall

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Another View of the Jar

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Another View of the Jar

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19th Century Red Earthenware Sherd from Kingston, Mass.

Recovered at the Site of the Bradford Family Pottery in Kingston

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Photo Courtesy: National Museum of  American History at the Smithsonian Institute

Some of the Information Included in Chapter 12 of Forthcoming Tenth Book

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A 19th Century Painted Stoneware Ring Bottle that Recently Sold on eBay

This nineteenth century painted stoneware ring bottle recently sold on eBay for $315, although it previously exchanged hands through some dealers in New England: https://www.ebay.com/itm/256890306564.

The reason that I am posting about this object is because the black paint does not appear to be original, and rather hidden beneath the paint there appears like there could be a gray salt glaze, perhaps even some cobalt. 

These types of ring bottles with bases were made by red earthenware and stoneware potters in the American South in the nineteenth century, including one that is illustrated on the cover of the 2023 issue of Ceramics in America: https://chipstone.org/issue.php/55/Ceramics-in-America-2023.

Nevertheless, I have not seen this exact shape before, but I thought it was a very interesting object, possibly made by a potter in the Mid-Atlantic region or even further south. Interestingly, though, there is also a good stoneware ring bottle that I posted about included as part of the good stoneware collection that I have been writing about available at Antiques Associates At West Townsend in Massachusetts: http://www.earlyamericanceramics.com/2025/02/two-19th-century-stoneware-ring-flasks.html.

Note: I would be thrilled to show before and after pictures of this bottle - if whoever bought the object would like to share publicly what is under the paint. Feel free to contact me through the contact section on this website.

A 19th Century Stoneware Ring Bottle that Recently Sold on eBay

19th Century Painted Stoneware Ring Bottle

There Appears to be a Gray Colored Salt Glaze Beneath the Paint

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A View of the Base

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Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Incised Red Earthenware Jars Made in the Salem and South Danvers (Peabody), Massachusetts Area

This large eighteenth or early nineteenth century red earthenware jar with incised lines is going to be included in Chapter 18 of my forthcoming tenth book, titled, An Early Industry of Household Wares: The Red Earthenware of Salem Village, South Danvers and Peabody, Massachusetts: http://www.earlyamericanceramics.com/2025/04/two-very-interesting-objects-recovered.html.

The title of the chapter is “Some Incised Decorated Wares Made in the Salem and South Danvers Area,” where three related pots, one owned privately, a second owned by the Peabody Essex Museum and a third owned by the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. are discussed, all of which retain nineteenth century histories of ownership in Salem. 

The notion of Salem having red earthenware producton in the eighteenth and nineteenth century is completely overlooked today, but there were multiple businesses unrelatred to the families that operated in neighboring South Danvers and Danvers. I also suspect that part of the reason Salem’s production has been overlooked is because of the prolific China and East India Trade that existed for part of the eighteenth and nineteenth century. It was a similar scenario with some of the prolific stoneware production centers in New York and Vermont in the 1800s, where the local red earthenware production has been somewhat overlooked in early-to-mid twentieth century publications.

This particular handled pot is unrelated to those three jars from Salem, although it retains a history of ownership in the South Danvers (Peabody), Massachusetts area, and has been owned by the Peabody Historical Sociey since around the organization was established in 1896. The pot is also pictured in Figure 14 of Lura Woodside Watkins’ (1897-1982) book, Early New England Potters and Their Wares. Watkins described it as having been made in the Salem area and “probably very early.” 

The jar was later converted into a butter churn, thus the wooden lid and dasher. Someone made the jar into a churn for the museum to display in the 1920s during the 150th anniversary of the Revolutionary War. The dasher's wooden lid is also dated in pencil.

Red Earthenware Jar Made in the Salem and South Danvers (Peabody), Mass. Area

18th or Early 19th Century Red Earthenware Jar with Incised Lines

Made in the Salem and South Danvers, Mass. Area

The Jar was Later Converted into a Butter Churn

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Photo Courtesy: Peabody, Mass. Historical Society

A View of the Incised Lines

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Photo Courtesy: Peabody, Mass. Historical Society

Another View of the Jar Shown on the Floor Next to the Desk

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Photo Courtesy: Peabody, Mass. Historical Society

The Jar is Pictured in Figure 14 in Early New England Potters and Their Wares

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A Red Earthenware Sherd Recovered on the Property of the Circa 1721 Salem Bell House in South Danvers (Peabody), Mass., Compared to Sherds Recovered at the Site of the William Southwick Pottery at 161 Central Street in South Danvers

These eighteenth or early nineteenth century red earthenware sherds will be published in my forthcoming tenth book, titled, An Early Industry of Household Wares: The Red Earthenware of Salem Village, South Danvers and Peabody, Massachusetts: http://www.earlyamericanceramics.com/2025/04/an-introduction-to-archaeology-of-circa.html.

One of the sherds was recently discovered by a tenant at the circa 1721 Samuel Bell (1691-1759) House in Peabody, Massachusetts, while the other sherds were recovered at the site of one of the eighteenth and nineteenth century Southwick family potteries in Peabody, which was originally owned by William Southwick (1715-1785) at 161 Central Street. These sherds were recovered by Massachusetts author, Lura Woodside Watkins (1897-1982) and are sort of referenced in her book, Early New England Potters and Their Wares, which was published in 1950.

The Southwicks descended from Lawrence (ca. 1598-1660) and Cassandra Southwick (ca. 1601-1660), who along with their children were severely persecuted for their Quaker faith in Salem in the late 1650s. This is also a subject of a feature story that I have written that will be published on a later date: http://www.earlyamericanceramics.com/2025/04/a-quaker-red-earthenware-jar-from.html.

Nonetheless, the sherd recovered at the Samuel Bell House was also published in my fifth book, titled, A Celebrated Industry: The Historic Wares of Southeastern Massachusetts, Bristol County and Cape Cod, seeing that it also resembles glazes produced by the Bradford family in Kingston, Massachusetts, based on archaeological evidence owned by the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C.: https://historicbeverly.net/product/a-celebrated-industry-the-historic-wares-of-southeastern-massachusetts-bristol-county-and-cape-cod/.

Sherds Recovered in South Danvers (Peabody), Mass.

This is the Samuel Bell House in South Danvers (Peabody), Mass.

The House was Built Circa 1721

Bell Worked as a Local Bricklayer

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18th or Early 19th Century Red Earthenware Sherd

Recovered on the Property of the Samuel Bell House in South Danvers (Peabody), Mass.

The Glaze Closely Resembles a Type Produced by the Southwick Family in South Danvers

Also Similar to a Type Produced by the Bradfords in Kingston, Mass.

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18th or Early 19th Century Red Earthenware Sherds

Recovered at the Site of the William Southwick Pottery in South Danvers, Mass.

The Pottery was Located at 161 Central Street

Recovered by Lura Woodside Watkins (1897-1982)

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Photo Courtesy: National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian Institute

Samuel Bell's (1691-1759) Probate Dated December 27, 1759

Bell Worked as a Local Bricklayer

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Courtesy: Essex County, Massachusetts Probate Records

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The 250th Anniversary of The Battle of Bunker Hill: The Dawn of Independence, the Death of an Industry: The Pottery of Charlestown, Massachusetts

Since this year marks 250 years since the start of the American Revolution, and with the anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill fast approaching on June 17th; I wanted to remind anyone who does not already own it, and may have an interest, that the subject of my third book covers the red earthenware (and some stoneware) industry of Charlestown, titled, The Dawn of Independence, the Death of an Industry: The Pottery of Charleston, Massachusetts. This industry was ultimately destroyed at the Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775. 

For a brief description of the book: The red earthenware industry in Charlestown, Massachusetts supplied households throughout coastal New England with utilitarian wares, circa 1635-1775. The industry was unsurpassed in New England with production recovered as far north as Canada and as far south as the Carolinas. Dozens of potters and a number of businesses made up this industry; the most prominent years of production were 1740-1775. There was even an attempt to produce stoneware in the 1740s in competition with New York City, Philadelphia and Virginia. The identity of this industry was destroyed in 1775 during the Battle of Bunker Hill. More than 200 years later, this identity was revealed when archaeologists excavated part of Charlestown for Boston’s Big Dig Project. These important artifacts provide a better understanding of how far Charlestown’s pottery traveled before 1775. This book is the first of its kind, exploring the history of Charlestown’s industry, the pottery, the exports and its historical significance.

Here is a link to purchase the book: https://historicbeverly.net/product/the-dawn-of-independence-the-death-of-an-industry/

The pre-1775 red earthenware production in Charlestown will also be part of the tenth book that I am currently working now, titled, An Early Industry of Household Wares: The Red Earthenware of Salem Village, South Danvers and Peabody, Massachusetts. This book will be out later this year or sometime in 2026.

Note: This industry is also discussed as part of my eighth book, titled, An Influential Family of Early Potters: The Clarks of New Hampshire and Related Businesses: https://historicbeverly.net/product/an-influential-family-of-early-potters-the-clarks-of-new-hampshire-and-related-businesses/.

Also see a feature story I wrote that was published on pages 24-25 in the March 14, 2025 issue of Antiques And The Arts Weekly, titled, A Rediscovered Battle Of Bunker Hill Claims Book From Charlestown, Mass.: http://www.earlyamericanceramics.com/2025/03/new-feature-story-in-antiques-and-arts.html

The 250th Anniversary of The Battle of Bunker Hill

The Dawn of Independence, the Death of an Industry: The Pottery of Charlestown, Massachusetts

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 18th Century Slip Decorated Red Earthenware Lidded Pot

Attributed tot the Industry in Charlestown, MA 

Possibly Made at the Parker Family Pottery

Likely Circa 1735-1755

The Pot was Reportedly Found in a Home in Winchester, MA in 1976

The Pot also Reportedly Has Ties to Nina Fletcher Little
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Photo Courtesy: Samuel Herrup and City of Boston Archeology Department

 View of One of the Handles
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 View of the Lid
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 (Right) Chamber Pot Excavated at the Three Cranes Tavern

The Pots Share Very Similar Glazes, Ovoid Forms and Footed Bases
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(Right) Handled Pot Excavated at the Three Cranes Tavern

The Pots Share Very Similar Slip Techniques
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A Six-Gallon 19th Century Stoneware Crock from Fort Edward, New York that Sold Yesterday as Part of the Arthur J. Dell Jr. Collection

A wide selection of American stoneware and some other pottery sold yesterday as part of the Arthur J. Dell Jr. Collection at Schillaci & Shultis - Two Feathers Antiques & Auction Services of East Schodack, New York, which I speculate some may appear again at Crocker Farm in Maryland. 

However, my personal favorite object in the sale was a large late nineteenth century cobalt decorated stoneware crock, impressed "Ottman Bros / & Co / Fort Edward N.Y." This mark represents William (1830-1917) and Gilbert Ottman (1826-1913), who ran the company along the Hudson River from the 1872-1892 period.

The six-gallon crock was decorated with a stylized eagle in cobalt, as well as the script "FRESH BUTTER." Personally, I thought the size of this object combined with the subject matter made it noteworthy, whereas there may have also been a lid that originally went with this crock, seeing that it was probably used to store butter.

Nevertheless, the crock sold for $3,750 plus the buyer's premium: https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/201577823_rare-ottman-bros-ft-edward-crock-w-flying-eagle.

Note: I have been told that this was just part of the Arthur J. Dell Jr. Collection, and there will be more from this collection to come on a later date. But for the rest of the pottery in yesterday's sale - see the auction catalog: https://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/366543_arthur-j-dell-jr-collection-of-ny-stoneware/?page=1.

Six-Gallon 19th Century Stoneware Crock from Fort Edward, New York

19th Century Six Gallon Crock from New York

Impressed "Ottman Bros / & Co / Fort Edward, N.Y."

Adorned in Cobalt with a Stylized Eagle and the Script "FRESH BUTTER"

Circa 1872-1892

Stands 12 3/4" Tall

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Photo Courtesy: Two Feathers Antiques & Auction Services

William and Gilbert Ottman Listed in the 1900 Federal Census

Their Business had Ceased Production by this Year

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