MakerAttributed to
T. B. Odom Pottery Co.(American, c. 1875)American, c. 1875
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Churn
Datec. 1875
Made inTexas, United States
MediumAlkaline-glazed stoneware
Dimensions16 3/8 × 9 1/2 in. diameter (41.6 × 24.1 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of William J. Hill
Object numberB.2012.171
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Ceramics Study Room
Exposé
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
Thomas Bennett Odom was born in 1834 in Georgia and was in Upshur County, Texas, by 1875. Census records for 1880 note him as a potter in that county. He may have been associated with or a partner of Thomas Cranfield.
Handles on churns and jars were most often open strap handles, as here, or lug handles that conform more closely hug to the pot’s profile and are less vulnerable to damage.
Provenance[Jon St. Clair, Austin]; purchased by William J. Hill (1934–2018), Houston, 2003; given to MFAH, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Impressed number: 4
Cataloguing data may change with further research.
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