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From One Town Came Many

The Red Earthenware Industry of Ancient North Yarmouth, Maine

Justin Thomas

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English
Beverly Historical Society
20 June 2023
The red earthenware industry in North Yarmouth, Maine was established in the 1790s, and for the next century, it flourished through a group of multigenerational family potteries. Many were located at Yarmouth Corner, which included production from at least five family businesses: Brooks, Cleaves, Corliss, Foster and Thomas. Much of this history had been forgotten due to 20th century development and a lack of published documentation. But thanks to historic preservation, archaeologists, museums and family records, the history of this industry has been reidentified. The industry in North Yarmouth was likely the largest red earthenware manufacturing center in the state, and connected to many well-known potters and red earthenware industries located elsewhere in New England. This book is the first of its kind to take an in-depth look at the various types of wares manufactured in North Yarmouth.

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Imprint:   Beverly Historical Society
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 30mm
Weight:   762g
ISBN:   9781891906268
ISBN 10:   1891906267
Pages:   578
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

"Justin W. Thomas is a resident of Newburyport, Massachusetts, and a collector, researcher and writer about American pottery. He has studied at universities, museums and private collections across the country, publishing many articles in regional and national publications. Thomas was a guest curator at the Custom House Maritime Museum in Newburyport, and helped to write the exhibit catalog for Potters on the Merrimac: A Century of New England Ceramics. He is also the author of many books on New England Pottery, including ?""The Beverly Pottery: The Wares of Charles A. Lawrence"", ""The Dawn of Independence, the Death of an Industry: The Pottery of Charlestown, Massachusetts"", and ""A City on the River: The Early Red Earthenware of the Hartford, Connecticut Area."""

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