This late eighteenth or early nineteenth century redware tobacco jar is attributed to Daniel Reichard (1780-1859) in the Mid-Atlantic region. Reichard was born in West Hanover Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania in 1780. Reichard is also documented as being a potter in Hagerstown, Maryland in the nineteenth century, although it is not known how he learned the potter’s trade. The base of the jar is inscribed in an unusual, reading, “D.B.R. 1793,”
This jar is surrounded by images of Aurelius Ambrosius (ca. 340-397 AD), a religious figure who defended the faith of the Church, writing hymns and influencing other Christian songwriters. After Ambrose’s death on April 4, 397 AD and because of his love of Christianity, the Church declared Saint Ambrose a Doctor of the Church, and his life has been celebrated ever since.
A related type of jar was also made Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada in the 1820s by Jacob Bock (1789-1867). Reichard and Bock were related by marriage in Pennsylvania and likely worked together before Bock migrated to Canada.
Published: In Figure 11.180, Volume I of Justin W. Thomas’ book, America’s Great Awakening and Migration: The Red Earthenware of Western New York.
Item Date: Late 18th or Early 19th Century
Measurement: Overall Height: 9"; Diameter: 6.25"
Material: Redware
Item Condition: Wear and chipping along the body, rim and base of the jar
Literature: Published on pages 42-43 of an article written by Justin W. Thomas for the April 19, 2024, issue of Antiques And The Arts Weekly, titled, Religious Red Earthenware Tobacco Jars Manufactured in the Mid-Atlantic Region & Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
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SKU 1511-57
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