Four-Gallon Jar

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MakerAttributed to Jeremiah S. Hogue(American, 1847–1926)American, 1847–1926

CultureAmerican

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Four-Gallon Jar

Datec. 1866–1900

Made inTexas, United States

MediumAlkaline-glazed stoneware

Dimensions17 3/4 × 10 1/2 in. diameter (45.1 × 26.7 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of William J. Hill

Object numberB.2012.71

Non exposé

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Bayou Bend

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CERAMICS

DescriptionIn about 1866, Jeremiah S. Hogue established a pottery shop near Mount Vernon, now in Franklin County, Texas. In 1884, the pottery was moved to Winfield.
Provenance[Jon St. Clair, Austin]; purchased by William J. Hill (1934–2018), Houston, date unknown; given to MFAH, 2012.
Exhibition History"Wilson Potters," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, January 8–April 25, 2010.

"A Texas Legacy: Selections from the William J. Hill Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 2, 2016–January 2, 2017.
Published References This may be the example that is cited in Bob Helberg and Jon St. Clair's unpublished manuscript, "Texas Stoneware Pottery: A Collector's Guide" (2001), p. 92. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

on shoulder stamped " 4 "

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