Yes, your types 1 and 2 would both be redwares. I work in PA, where this stuff is ubiquitous. But I tried to find you a source for identification closer to your area. Maybe this website will help,
http://virtual.parkland.edu/lstelle1/len/archguide/documents/arcguide.htm
It's a guide to historic artifacts from central Illinois. Scroll down to ceramics-earthenware-redware, and click on the hyperlinks to see pictures. As the last post mentioned, the green is a lead glaze. and the black is a manganese glaze. These tended to be crocks for food storage or kitchen wares for food prep.
Meli Diamanti
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From: J T Penman <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Please help in identifying 19th Century Ceramic type
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Date: Friday, March 12, 2010, 2:42 PM
Andrew,
Types 1a and 1b are a lead glazed earthenware. Potters in southwestern Wisconsin and northwestern Illinois were making lead glazed earthenware circa 1870. I did a paper in the Wisconsin Archeologist in the 1970s or early 1980s that cites some unpublished info on a potter in the lead mining district in southwest Wisconsin. Also there is a paper on a pottery that operated at Galena, Illinois. If you need these references, I'll try to find them for you, I am on a long away form that distance and time wise so it may take a while.
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From: Andrew Robinson <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thu, March 11, 2010 7:03:29 PM
Subject: Please help in identifying 19th Century Ceramic type
Hi all,
I was wondering if anyone can identify the type of ceramic and provide a
source for the ceramics located during a surface survey, I conducted for my
master’s degree.
I posted multiple pictures of the two types, I need help identifying:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39493264@N08/
Brief background: The site resides in a large agricultural field. The site
consists of a small artifact scatter including glass, ceramic, and brick (no
large structural remains were located). The site is believed to be a
mid-19th century structure as seen on 1858 plat map and not present on the
1872 plat map when a new owner.
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