Exceedingly Rare and Important 18th century New England Redware Gourd Jug, probably Charlestown, MA

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Exceedingly Rare and Important Slip-Decorated Redware Gourd Jug, New England origin, probably Charlestown, MA, possibly Parker-Harris Pottery, 18th century, doubly lobed form with narrow spout and applied handle, the lead-glazed surface featuring slip-trailed, cream-colored slip swags to the upper lobe and a pair of scalloped lines to the lower lobe, against an olive-and-orange ground with orange spotting. Additionally decorated with a wavy slip line at the juncture of the two lobes and spots along the handle. Exceptional form. Few intact examples of redware from 18th century Charlestown have survived. Related sherds displaying slip decoration over a mottled ground have been excavated from the city's Parker-Harris Pottery and Three Cranes Tavern sites, and are currently being carefully studied as part of The Jack and Acton Project, named for the enslaved potters who produced ware for the Parker family. Provenance: The Estate of Robert A. Ellison, Jr. Handle with a horizontal hairline, a 1/2" chip, and some loss to slip. Some additional small losses to slip on body of jug. In-the-firing contact marks and some blackish residue to surface. H 6 1/2".

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