I also believe this is an object that was discovered near the location, where it was originally manufactured in the eighteenth or early nineteenth century - that being at the potter's industry in Peabody (formerly South Danvers), Massachusetts. The color of the glaze is certainly a style that is seen on a number of objects, which survive from Peabody today, but the form is what really suggests the attribution.
I think a natural reaction when seeing this jar is to believe that it was likely manufactured during the early-to-mid nineteenth century; however, this rim is a style that has been recovered on at least one-half dozen chamber pots found in a privy within a circa 1770-1820 archaeological context at the Narbonne House in Salem, Massachusetts; whereas, three of those chamber pots are said to have been recovered in a circa 1770 context. These chamber pots are all attributed to Essex County with the majority of them believed to have been produced in Peabody; although, two of the six chambers pots are attributed to the Daniel Bayley Pottery Company in Newburyport, Massachusetts.
I have also studied this style of rim on a small collection of red earthenware objects that are owned today by the Peabody Essex Museum (see below for three of those examples) in Salem, Massachusetts. These objects also all retain a nineteenth century history of ownership in Salem, where all of the aforementioned objects are also attributed to the potter's industry in Peabody.
Note: This is the second jar of this size that is attributed to Peabody, Massachusetts, which I have found in the past two-or-three years. I found a second jar at a yard sale held at an old home in Gloucester, Massachusetts that is a near-perfect match to a jar that is owned today by Historic Deerfield in Deerfield, Massachusetts.
Jar Recently Found in an Old Home in Essex County, Mass.
Large 18th/19th Century Red Earthenware Jar Attributed to Essex County, Mass.
Likely Made at the Potter's Industry in Peabody, Mass.
This Style of Rim Has Been Found on a Variety of Objects Made in Peabody
Objects with a Matching Rim Have Been Recovered from a 1770-1820 Privy in Salem, Mass
Recently Found in a House in Essex County, Mass.
Circa 1770-1840
Stands 11 1/4" Tall
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Another View of the Jar
View of the Base
Chamber Pots Owned by Peabody Essex Museum
Collection of Chamber Pot Owned by the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Mass.
Each Chamber Pot Retains a 19th Century History of Ownership in Salem, Mass.
Very Similar Chamber Pots Have Been Recovered from a Ca. 1770-1820 Privy in Salem, Mass.
All Are Attributed to Peabody, Mass.
The Rims are Very Similar to the Rim Seen on the Jar Above
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Photo Courtesy: Peabody Essex Museum - Salem, Mass.
18th/19th Century Red Earthenware Chamber Pot Attributed to Peabody, Mass.
Retains a 19th Century History of Ownership in Salem, Mass.
Very Similar Chamber Pots Have Been Recovered from a Ca. 1770-1820 Privy in Salem, Mass.
The Rim is Very Similar to the Rim Seen on the Jar Above
See Article for More Information
Photo Courtesy: Peabody Essex Museum - Salem, Mass.
18th/19th Century Red Earthenware Chamber Pot Attributed to Peabody, Mass.
Retains a 19th Century History of Ownership in Salem, Mass.
Very Similar Chamber Pots Have Been Recovered from a Ca. 1770-1820 Privy in Salem, Mass.
The Rim is Very Similar to the Rim Seen on the Jar Above
See Article for More Information
Photo Courtesy: Peabody Essex Museum - Salem, Mass.
18th/19th Century Red Earthenware Chamber Pot Attributed to Peabody, Mass.
Retains a 19th Century History of Ownership in Salem, Mass.
Very Similar Chamber Pots Have Been Recovered from a Ca. 1770-1820 Privy in Salem, Mass.
The Rim is Very Similar to the Rim Seen on the Jar Above
See Article for More Information
Photo Courtesy: Peabody Essex Museum - Salem, Mass.
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