Some Information About 19th Century Black Glazed Red Earthenware Teapots Made in Whately, Massachusetts and Long Island, New York

Shown below is likely a circa 1820s or early 1830s black glazed red earthenware teapot made at the Thomas Crafts (1771-1861) Pottery in Whately, Massachusetts. It closely matches archaeology collected at the Crafts Pottery site (handle, lid, spout, base, rim, etc.), kept today at the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. 

Thousands of these types of teapots were made annually in Whately during the circa 1822-1833 period with a number of examples shipped to the New York City and Philadelphia markets. But because of their use the survival rate is rather low today when compared to how many were made.

However, similar teapots were also manufactured in the upper Hudson River Region in New York, as well as on Long Island, circa 1820-1840: https://chipstone.org/article.php/430/Ceramics-in-America-2008/Long-Island-Teapots?.

As I just mentioned, the Whately teapots did travel, where they were shipped to places like New York City and Philadelphia. Although, I have handled archaeological artifacts that I suspect originated in Whately from the following areas: North Yarmouth, Maine, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Salem, Massachusetts, Boston, the Connecticut River Region, Western New York, Manhattan and Philadelphia, etc.

The most recent material published on the subject of the migration of Whately teapots was an article written by Anthony Butera Jr. for the 2011 issue of Ceramics in America, titled, Whately Teapots in the Western Catskills: https://chipstone.org/article.php/487/Ceramics-in-America-2011/Whately-Teapots-in-the-Western-Catskills.

Nevertheless, I also included the remains of a Whately style teapot in a chapter about the Mormon leader and Western New York potter Heber Kimball (1801-1868) in Volume 1 of my recently published two-volume, 1,400 page book, titled, America's Great Awakening and Migration: The Red Earthenware of Western New York. That teapot was recovered on property originally owned by the Mormon leader Brigham Young (1801-1877) in Mendon: https://historicbeverly.net/product/103125/.

Teapots Made in Whately, Massachusetts and Long Island, New York

Circa 1820s or Early 1830s Black Glazed Red Earthenware Teapot

Likely Made at the Thomas Crafts Pottery in Whately, Massachusetts

Closely Matches Archaeology Recovered at the Site of the Crafts Pottery

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19th Century Black Glazed Red Earthenware Teapot Likely Made on Long Island

There are Differences in the Teapots Made in Whately and Long Island

Circa 1820-1840

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Photo Courtesy: Anthony Butera, Jr.

Red Earthenware Teapot Sherd Recovered on Long Island

These Types of Teapots are Found All Over Long Island

A Number Have Also Been Found Around (Near) the Site of the Huntington Pottery

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Photo Courtesy: Anthony Butera, Jr.

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