A Possible Good Western New York Red Earthenware Jar that Sold Last Night in Dundee, Ohio

This large nineteenth century red earthenware jar with a mottled dark green glaze sold very reasonably last night at Atlee Raber Auctions in Dundee, Ohio, and it is very likely one of those objects that appears much better in-hand, as opposed to the online auction pictures.

I suspect the jar was made in Western New York, whereas this type of dark green glaze with the small mottled spots is found with a number of objects produced at the Nathaniel Rochester (1752-1831) Pottery in West Bloomfield, New York, circa 1818-1831. Some of those objects were then further embellished with slip decoration, such as different shaped jars and some pitchers. For example, one of those pitchers sold a few months ago at Crocker Farm in Maryland for $9,600 including the buyer's premium: https://www.crockerfarm.com/stoneware-auction/2025-01-31/lot-244/Very-Rare-Redware-Pitcher-w-Three-Color-Slip-Decoration-attrib-Nathaniel-Rochester-West-Bloomfield-NY-c1818-31/.

Furthermore, this type of dark green mottled glaze is found throughout the archaeology collected at the site of the Rochester Pottery in the 1970s, now owned by the Rochester Museum & Science Center in Rochester, New York. The jar's clay color is also the type of clay found in West Bloomfield.

However, this type of glaze is also found with some of the archaeology collected on property once owned by Brigham Young (1801-1877) in Mendon, New York, which is thought to represent different potters working in Ontario County, New York, including the Mormon leader, Heber Kimball's (1801-1868) production, circa 1820s and early 1830s.

Nonetheless, for more information - see the 1,400-page, two volume Western New York book I wrote that just came out, titled, America's Great Awakening and Migration: The Red Earthenware of Western New York: https://historicbeverly.net/product/103125/.

A Possible Good Western New York Red Earthenware Jar

Large 19th Century Red Earthenware Jar Likely from Western New York

Adorned with a Dark Green Mottled Glaze

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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Photo Courtesy: Atlee Raber Auctions

A View of the Top of the Jar

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A View of the Base

This is the the Color of the Clay Found in West Bloomfield's Archaeology

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Circa 1818-1831 Red Earthenware Sherd with a Dark Green Mottled Glaze

Collected at the Site of the Nathaniel Rochester Pottery in West Bloomfield, New York

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Photo Courtesy: Rochester Museum & Science Center

Circa 1818-1831 Red Earthenware Sherds with a Dark Green Mottled Glaze

Collected at the Site of the Nathaniel Rochester Pottery in West Bloomfield, New York

(Right) The Foot on the Base is Similar to the Footed Base on the Jar Above

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Photo Courtesy: Rochester Museum & Science Center

19th Century Red Earthenware Sherds with a Dark Green Mottled Glaze

Recovered on Brigham Young's Property in Mendon, New York

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Photo Courtesy: Museum of Church History

19th Century Red Earthenware Sherds with a Dark Green Mottled Glaze

Recovered on Brigham Young's Property in Mendon, New York

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Photo Courtesy: Museum of Church History

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