Large serving bowl on low foot covered overall with orange glaze. Incised with pattern of wavy interlaced lines around upper half. Some brown glazed splotches inside; "Hazen" written in glaze on exterior.
punch bowls
glazing (coating)
incising
redware
throwing (pottery technique)
lead glaze
Vessel, Drink Serving
Bowl, Punch
Bowl, Punch
In Cherished Possessions 2003-2005: The Littles amassed an important collection of American and New England-made redwares, much of it displayed in their dining room at Cogswell's Grant. Most redware is the product of anonymous potters, so collectors especially prize documented examples. The selection seen here, purchased between 1944 and 1967, includes a signed bowl and a related mug by Jesse Hazen, a potter working in Orange, New Hampshire.
Glaze painted around sides of bowl: "Hazen of Orange, NH" Handwritten on paper label on bottom underside: HAZEN OF ORANGE NH/Made by Jesse Hazen,/born in Orange,son of/Jeremiah of Rowley, Mass./Coll Mr.& Mrs.B.K. Little
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Hazen, Jesse (Maker)
Lowell Pottery (Maker)
Orange, NH, USA
5 1/4 (H), 10 3/4 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1991.693
New Hampshire (United States)
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