A Number of Examples of Red Earthenware from the American Northeast Available in Massachusetts!

In addition to the early nineteenth century sgraffito decorated red earthenware plate from southeastern Pennsylvania featured a few days ago on this website, several other pieces of red earthenware are currently available in Massachusetts. Sourced from various private collections in the Northeast, these objects showcase the work of historic pottery businesses spanning New England, New York, perhaps New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

This diverse collection includes everything from plates and pitchers to everyday storage crocks and jugs. While some pieces served simple, practical purposes, others were made to be decorative. Many feature wonderful, slip-trailed designs that define regional American pottery. Whether used daily in early kitchens or saved for special occasions, each surviving piece offers a tangible connection to the people of the American Northeast of the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

A prominent example of this regional craftsmanship is the work of Nathaniel Seymour (1763-1849), who established a highly successful kiln in West Hartford, Connecticut, around 1790. Utilizing the area's rich local clay beds, Seymour’s pottery produced a wide array of utilitarian and decorative red earthenware, ranging from ovoid jugs to storage jars. Although Seymour never signed his early wares, because of local archaeology and objects owned by the Seymour family, his pieces remain highly recognizable due to his bold brushwork and distinctive green-glazed slip decoration. A perfect example of this style is the lidded jar shown below. Both this jar and the pan next to it are published in my sixth book, A City on the River: The Early Red Earthenware of the Hartford, Connecticut Area: A City on the River: The Early Red Earthenware of the Hartford, Connecticut Area and historic beverly.

For more information about any of these objects - contact Antiques Associates At West Townsend in Massachusetts: https://www.aaawt.com/about/.

Various 19th Century Slip Decorated Red Earthenware Plates

All Available in Massachusetts

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Various 19th Century Red Earthenware from the American Northeast

All Available in Massachusetts

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Photo Courtesy: A.A.A.W.T.

(Left) Late 18th or Early 19th Century Slip Decorated Red Earthenware Jar with Lid

Made at the Nathaniel Seymour Pottery in West Hartford, Connecticut

Previously Owned by Hilary and Paulette Nolan

(Right) Late 18th or 19th Century Slip Decorated Red Earthenware Pan

Possibly from the Hartford, Connecticut Area

Both Published in My Hartford Book: https://historicbeverly.net/product/a-city-on-the-river-the-early-red-earthenware-of-the-hartford-connecticut-area/

Both Available in Massachusetts

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Photo Courtesy: A.A.A.W.T.

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