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The People and Their Pots

  • The Search Begins
  • Potteries 1750-1863
    • Adam States of Connecticut
    • The Huntington Pottery’s Founder?
    • Jonathan Titus and the Revolution
    • Samuel J. Wetmore & Co.
    • Lewis & Gardiner
    • Ketcham, Ketcham, Hoyt & Caire
  • Brown Brothers 1863-1904
    • Julia Ketcham Caire’s Connection
  • Products and Production
    • The Brown Bros Pottery Through the Eyes of a Child
    • The Tools of a Huntington Potter
    • Brown Brothers Stencil Decorations
    • Huntington’s Capacity Marks

Category: Potteries 1750-1863

Julia Ketcham Caire’s Connection

A beautiful Brown Brothers crock with a stamp and the inscription "Julia 1871" inspired me to tell what I knew of the transition of the Pottery families from 1854 until 1904 from the perspective of Julia Ketcham Caire.

karenraelevine Ketcham, Ketcham, Hoyt & Caire 4 Comments September 15, 2021April 6, 2022 6 Minutes

The Huntington Pottery’s Founder?

I didn't believe there was any evidence of a potter or an investor who founded the Huntington Pottery until I discovered an obscure passage in a book by Edwin Atlee Barber, a renowned scholar, prolific author, and curator of American Pottery for the Pennsylvania Museum.

karenraelevine The Huntington Pottery's Founder? Leave a comment May 24, 2021August 25, 2021 3 Minutes

Ketcham, Ketcham, Hoyt & Caire

Between 1854 and 1863 Huntington Pottery stoneware was marked with the name F. J. Caire. Although this mark was used consistently during this era of the Huntington Pottery, Frederick J. Caire was never the sole owner. His partners fluctuated among Francis S. Hoyt, Isaac Scudder Ketcham, and Henry Scudder Ketcham. [To be continued...]

karenraelevine Ketcham, Ketcham, Hoyt & Caire, Potteries 1750-1863 Leave a comment May 15, 2021May 22, 2021 1 Minute

Lewis & Gardiner

A Pause for Benjamin Keeler: Connecticut native Benjamin Keeler had a short but profitable stint (1825-1827) as owner of the Huntington Pottery. He'd purchased it from Moses Scudder in 1825 for $1300 and sold to the partnership of Lewis & Gardiner in 1827 for $3100. [Corbett] Keeler "... was engaged in the coasting trade, and … Continue reading Lewis & Gardiner →

karenraelevine Lewis & Gardiner, Potteries 1750-1863 3 Comments April 6, 2020November 10, 2021 6 Minutes

Samuel J. Wetmore & Co.

Samuel J. Wetmore & Co. purchased the Huntington Pottery from Jonathan and Sarah Titus on February 27, 1805 for $250.93. The partnership consisted of Samuel Wetmore (1774-1823), Samuel Fleet (1768-1823), Scudder Sammis (1764-1812), and Timothy Williams (1756-1811).

karenraelevine Potteries 1750-1863, Samuel J. Wetmore & Co. 3 Comments June 4, 2019May 23, 2021 5 Minutes

Jonathan Titus and the Revolution

The first known document concerning ownership of the Huntington Pottery is a deed which refers to the the sale of the Pottery by Jonathan and Sarah Titus to Samuel J. Wetmore & Co. on February 27, 1805

karenraelevine Jonathan Titus and the Revolution, Potteries 1750-1863 1 Comment June 4, 2019May 20, 2021 4 Minutes

Adam States of Connecticut

Before any current record of pottery manufacture in Huntington, the quality of Long Island clay was recognized by potter Adam States (his Dutch name Anglicized from Staats). States used Long Island clay to create, most likely, the first sustainable stoneware manufactory in New England.

karenraelevine Adam States of Connecticut, Potteries 1750-1863 7 Comments June 4, 2019April 10, 2020 4 Minutes
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