William Saenger
Jar

Jar

Public Domain

Jar
MakerAmerican, active 1886–1905
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Jar
Datec. 1880–1905
Made inTexas, United States
MediumSalt-glazed stoneware
Dimensions9 3/4 × 9 1/4 in. diameter (24.8 × 23.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of William J. Hill
Object numberB.2012.184
Non exposé

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionGerman-born potter William Saenger came to the United States in 1874 and lived in New Jersey and Kansas before arriving in Bexar County, Texas. His first pottery was in St. Hedwig but he moved to Elmendorf for better clay and started a pottery there in 1886, producing salt-glazed and slip-glazed wares.
Provenance[Fred Nevill Antiques, Houston]; purchased by William J. Hill (1934–2018), Houston, 1986; given to MFAH, 2012.
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