Milligan Frazier
Jar

MakerAmerican, c. 1848–after 1910, active c. 1885–1910
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Jar
Datec. 1885–1910
Made inMims Chapel, Texas, United States
MediumAlkaline-glazed stoneware
Dimensions6 1/2 × 5 1/8 in. diameter (16.5 × 13 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of William J. Hill
Object numberB.2012.49
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Texas Room
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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
Description

Originally from Louisiana, Milligan Frazier made pottery on demand in Mims Chapel, Marion County, in addition to working as a farmhand. Wares attributed to Frazier often have a dark, streaky glaze, the result of a mixture that included ground glass and sand. Frazier was enslaved by iron furnace and pottery owner Jefferson S. Nash for a short period of time near the end of the Civil War and may have continued to work for Nash after emancipation. It is not known how long Nash’s pottery was in operation or if Frazier made pottery for him; he may have worked at Nash’s iron foundry and furnace, or in some other capacity.

This small two-handled, straight-sided jar displays the glaze colors and textures most closely associated with Frazier’s work.


Provenance[Jon St. Clair, Austin]; purchased by William J. Hill (1934–2018), Houston, 1996; given to MFAH, 2012.
Exhibition History"The Dave Project," Milwaukee Art Museum, November 1, 2015–November 1, 2019.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
On bottom, inscribed with graphite: WJH / #4

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

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