Archive For The “New England Stoneware” Category
The existing group of stoneware mugs made for Yale University students around the turn of the twentieth century are an interesting lot. Quite scarce–they were, after all, made for a rather small population of college students–these vessels were clearly prized by enough alumni that a fair number were passed down to us. While some are [...]
During his presidency, George Washington visited each of the original thirteen colonies during a three-part presidential tour. Washington took the opportunity to travel about the new nation as (I’m sure amongst other concerns) a way to help galvanize the states into a Union. Similar to Washington, in the wake of the War of 1812, James [...]
The pheasant-on-stump design used at the pottery of Julius and Edward Norton in Bennington, Vermont, is a well-known, but not often seen, decoration that is highly valued by collectors. While most examples are impressed with the makers’ mark, “J & E NORTON / BENNINGTON, VT,” the example we will be selling in our July 11, [...]
We were all excited to receive the P. CROSS / HARTFORD incised ship jug–a rare example of stoneware that combines a scarce, desirable maker’s mark with a well-rendered, unusual decoration–for our July 11, 2009 auction. The consignment of this piece got me interested in this fairly mysterious potter, and I took an excursion into some [...]