When I first began studying archaeology, I was surprised at the amount of the glaze colors that I discovered at the site of the late eighteenth and nineteenth century South Amesbury (Merrimacport), Massachusetts potteries, whereas previous information has suggested that the amount of glazes produced in this area was limited to only so many colors. It is a similar scenario with the circa 1818-1831 Nathaniel Rochester (1752-1831) Pottery in West Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York; it is known that this company decorated some of its production with various slip techniques, although archaeology has revealed that this was just part of this company's production.
In fact, when I studied and photographed the Rochester archaeology in June of 2023 at the Rochester Museum & Science Center in Rochester, New York, one glaze color that I noticed was the use of a dark green glaze on various forms, sometimes further embelished with a separation in the glaze, as well as small orange spots. This type of glaze is also known on some slip decorated red earthenware jars and pitchers, such as one example that is owned by the Bidwell House Museum in Monterey, Massachusetts (see below).
Nonetheless, I acquired this nineteenth century red earthenware jar with a dark green glaze and orange spots last week at Atlee Raber Auctions in Dundee, Ohio. The form is not the typical type of jar known from the Rochester Pottery, although there were variations. However, the glaze closely matches types produced in West Bloomfield, whereas I suspect this is a jar from Western New York. Posted below are some of the sherds collected at the site of the Rochester Pottery decorated with this type of glaze.
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19th C. Red Earthenware Jar with a Dark Green Glaze and Orange Spots
Large 19th Century Red Earthenware Jar Likely from Western New York
Adorned with a Dark Green Glaze and Orange Spots
This Type of Glaze is Found at Different Sites in Ontario County, New York
Possibly Circa 1820s-1830s
Stands 10" Tall
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Another View of the Jar
Notice the Separation in the Glaze and the Orange Dots
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A View of the Rim and One of the Handles
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A View of the Footed Base
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Nathaniel Rochester Jar with Slip Decoration and a Dark Green Glaze
19th Century Slip Decorated Red Earthenware Jar from Western New York
Attributed to the Nathaniel Rochester Pottery in West Bloomfield, New York
Adorned with a Dark Green Glaze and Orange Spots
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Photo Courtesy: Bidwell House Museum
Another View of the Jar
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Photo Courtesy: Bidwell House Museum
Red Earthenware Sherds Recovered at the Site of the Nathaniel Rochester Pottery
19th Century Red Earthenware Sherd with a Dark Green Glaze
Recovered at the Site of the Nathaniel Rochester Pottery in West Bloomfield, New York
Circa 1818-1831
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Photo Courtesy: Rochester Museum & Science Center
19th Century Red Earthenware Sherds with a Dark Green Glaze with Orange Spots
Recovered at the Site of the Nathaniel Rochester Pottery in West Bloomfield, New York
Circa 1818-1831
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Photo Courtesy: Rochester Museum & Science Center
19th Century Red Earthenware Sherd with a Dark Green Glaze with Orange Spots
Recovered at the Site of the Nathaniel Rochester Pottery in West Bloomfield, New York
Circa 1818-1831
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Photo Courtesy: Rochester Museum & Science Center
19th Century Red Earthenware Sherd with Slip Decoration and a Dark Green Glaze
Recovered at the Site of the Nathaniel Rochester Pottery in West Bloomfield, New York
Circa 1818-1831
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Photo Courtesy: Rochester Museum & Science Center
19th Century Red Earthenware Pan with a Dark Green Glaze with Orange Spots
Recovered at the Site of the Nathaniel Rochester Pottery in West Bloomfield, New York
Circa 1818-1831
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Photo Courtesy: Rochester Museum & Science Center
19th Century Red Earthenware Bottle with a Dark Green Glaze with Orange Spots
Recovered at the Site of the Nathaniel Rochester Pottery in West Bloomfield, New York
Circa 1818-1831
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Photo Courtesy: Rochester Museum & Science Center
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