James W. Haden
Five-Gallon Jar

MakerAmerican, 1858–1907
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Five-Gallon Jar
Datec. 1873–1900
Made inHenderson, Texas, United States
MediumAlkaline-glazed stoneware
Dimensions17 × 10 5/8 in. diameter (43.2 × 27 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of William J. Hill
Object numberB.2012.112
Non exposé

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionJoseph Rushton, son of a Randolph County, Alabama, pottery operator, came to Rusk County, Texas, sometime between 1868 and 1870. He may have worked for potter Taylor Brown before establishing his own firm, which operated between 1873 and 1900, producing both slip-glazed and alkaline-glazed wares. James Haden was Rushton’s son-in-law, who worked for Rushton and for other potters in the vicinity.
 
This jar bears the impressed initials of the maker, as well as a five-gallon capacity mark.
Provenance[Jon St. Clair, Austin]; purchased by William J. Hill (1934–2018), Houston, 2003; given to MFAH, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Impressed: JH / 5

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