EarlyAmericanCeramics.com: A Wonderful 19th Century Red Earthenware Handled Pot Recently Found in Maryland

Monday, December 17, 2018

A Wonderful 19th Century Red Earthenware Handled Pot Recently Found in Maryland

This is an excellent nineteenth century red earthenware handled pot, which I just acquired from an antiques dealer in Maryland. Although, the dealer told me that she recently found it at an estate sale, also in Maryland.

The size and refinement of this piece are remarkable, standing only five-and-one-half inches tall. In New England, we typically refer to this form as a stew pot of some sorts, and that's how I suspect this pot was originally used.

I'm not positive if this pot is American or from Ontario, but this is a very desirable glaze produced all over, even though it is often attributed to production in Illinois and New Hampshire today. The base has also been glazed, which may eventually help narrow down the attribution.

Interestingly, the handle does look American and is very similar to some objects I own produced in Western New York, such as a slip-decorated pitcher in an unrelated form made at the Nathaniel Rochester Pottery in Rochester, New York, decorated with a very similar spotted green glaze.

However, I'm posting this pot tonight just to show how it appears, seeing this is a really beautifully decorated refined piece with a wonderful rolled rim. Hopefully in the future I can present more specific information about its origin.

19th Century Red Earthenware Pot with Spotted Green Glaze