Early 19th Century American Red Earthenware Pottery Storage Jar With Dark Brown Glaze

Description

Own a stylish piece of American history! Wonderful early 19th century American red earthenware pottery preserve jar with a dark … more Own a stylish piece of American history! Wonderful early 19th century American red earthenware pottery preserve jar with a dark brown glaze. This artisan made piece is both collectible and on trend with a rustic, wabi sabi vibe. Use it for utensil storage (wooden spoons, etc.) or as a fantastic vase or as anything you like.

This cylindrical form with straight but slightly convex sides was typical of the pottery style in Alexandria, Virginia; Morgantown, West Virginia, and Philadelphia from 1800-1850. (See the references available on the internet below.) This is jar was discovered in the American South.

Condition is good with a chip at the rim (2nd photo) and some edge wear at the base and rim -- to be expected on a storage piece of this age.

Height: 10.5 inches
Width: 7 inches
Depth: 7 inches

References:

Horvath, Don and Richard Duez
2004 The Potters and Pottery of Morgan’s Town, Virginia: The Earthenware Years,
Circa 1796-1854. In Ceramics in America, edited by Robert Hunter. pp. 101-129. Chipstone Foundation, Milwaukee.

Magid, Barbara H. and Bernard K. Means
2003 In the Philadelphia Style: The Pottery of Henry Piercy. In Ceramics In America 2003.
Robert Hunter (Ed.). Pp. 47-86. Chipstone Foundation. See figure 32 for nearly identical form.

Myers, Susan H.
1977 A Survey of Traditional Pottery Manufacture in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States. Northeast Historical Archaeology, Volume 6. less