From Wood to Clay: Identifying the Origin of a Group of Red Earthenware Animal Figures

Over the years, I have seen a small group of red earthenware farm animal figures—including cows, bulls, and sheep—surface across Northern New England and Canada. I have always suspected they came from a Canadian manufacturer, though I have never been able to pinpoint their exact origin. Interestingly, while recently flipping through John A. Fleming and Michael J. Rowan's book Canadian Folk Art to 1950 (2012), I spotted a nineteenth century painted wooden cow likely made in Quebec that closely resembles these red earthenware figures, particularly in how its paint style mirrors their glaze.

Late 19th or Early 20th Century Red Earthenware Cow

Found Years Ago in Maine

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A View of the Base

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19th Century Painted Wooden Cow

Probably Made in Quebec

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Photo Courtesy: Canadian Folk Art to 1950

Information that Accompanies the Cow in Publication

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Photo Courtesy: Canadian Folk Art to 1950

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