Three-Gallon Jug

Public Domain

CultureAmerican

Titles

Datec. 1870–1900

Possible placeTexas, United States

MediumSalt-glazed stoneware with applied cobalt capacity numeral and decoration

Dimensions14 3/4 × 10 in. diameter (37.5 × 25.4 cm)

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

Object numberB.2012.198

Non exposé

Department

Object Type

Provenance[Jon St. Clair, Austin]; purchased by William J. Hill (1934–2018), Houston, 2003; given to MFAH, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Painted in cobalt blue: 3 [with decorative flourishes]

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