Plate

Object Name:

Plate

Creator:

Flanders, Peter (1784-1856)

Date:

1807

Material:

Ceramic
Redware

Dimensions:

H-1.75 Dia-12 inches

Description:

Plate. Red earthenware with red-brown lead glaze mixed with yellow. Attributed to Peter Flanders (1784-1856), Concord, NH. Wide flaring rim with two incised lines banding it and tooled wavy line between. Deep inside of rim, flat bottom, no foot ring. Incised inscription of back, "Concord / September / th 12 1807".

Provenance:

It is thought that this piece may be the work of Peter Flanders who started his Millville pottery in 1807 after serving as apprentice in the Clark pottery. He was first the apprentice in the Clark shop, joining him in 1795 at the age of 11. He remained with Clark until he was 21 and went to the Lyndeborough to work for a time. In 1807 he was back in Concord and was soon in business for himself. After a period of driving the stage between Concord and Plymouth, he sold his Millville property to Richard Flanders Jr. and went to Plymouth to start a pottery business there. In a deed of 1813 he conveyed to Flanders nearly three acres of land with a dwelling house, barn, and potter's shop.

People:

Flanders, Peter (1784-1856), Jewell, Margaret H. (1866-1970)

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Collection Name:

Inventory

Item Number:

1933.001.95

Accession Number:

1933.001

Type of Material:

Objects

Copyright Statement:

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Credit Line:

Gift of Margaret H. Jewell

Participating Organization:

New Hampshire Historical Society