Prothro Pottery Company
Jar

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Jar
Datec. 1846–1865
Made inHenderson, Texas, United States
MediumAlkaline-glazed stoneware
Dimensions7 5/8 × 7 3/4 in. diameter (19.4 × 19.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of William J. Hill
Object numberB.2012.101
Non exposé

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionJames Prothro was born in South Carolina, resided in Alabama by 1840, and may have been in Texas by 1846. He settled in Rusk County where his pottery business was recorded in the 1850 manufacturing census. Prothro contracted with the Confederate States Army in 1864 to produce stoneware for use hospitals; the contract made specific reference to an enslaved worker named Alex.
Provenance[Jon St. Clair, Austin]; purchased by William J. Hill (1934–2018), Houston, 2002; given to MFAH, 2012.
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