MakerAttributed to
Joseph C. D. Rushton(American, active c. 1870–1900)American, active c. 1870–1900
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Churn
Datec. 1870–1900
Made inHenderson, Texas, United States
MediumSlip-glazed stoneware
Dimensions16 3/8 × 10 3/16 in. diameter (41.6 × 25.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of William J. Hill
Object numberB.2012.178.A,.B
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Ceramics Study Room
Exposé
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
Joseph 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.
Rushton’s use of one strap handle and one lug handle allowed for greater ease in lifting and pouring from the churn.
Provenance[Jon St. Clair, Austin]; purchased by William J. Hill (1934–2018), Houston, 2006; given to MFAH, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Impressed with a partial mark: 4
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