CultureAmerican
Titles
- Face Jug
Datec. 1860–1870
Made inEdgefield District, South Carolina, United States
MediumAlkaline-glazed stoneware with kaolin
Dimensions8 1/2 × 6 1/4 × 6 3/4 in. (21.6 × 15.9 × 17.1 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by the W. H. Keenan Family Endowment Fund
Object numberB.2019.3
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
108 Hevrdejs Gallery
Exposé
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
ProvenanceClive W. Bridgham (1951–2018), Providence, Rhode Island [1]; Estate of Clive W. Bridgham; sold by [Gustave J. S. White Auctioneers, Newport, Rhode Island, June 27, 2017]; purchased by an anonymous individual [2]; consigned to [Crocker Farm, Sparks, Maryland, March 23, 2019, lot 73]; purchased by MFAH, 2019.
[1] The jug was found among the possessions of Clive W. Bridgham, a descendant of Samuel W. Bridgham (1775–1840), who served as the first mayor of Providence, Rhode Island. Samuel Bringham’s nephew Thomas Paine (1786–1859) was a naval officer who resided in Savannah and Charleston, where he possibly acquired the jug.
[2] The present example and a related jug were purchased at a Rhode Island auction of Bridgham’s personal property by the same individual and consigned for sale at Crocker Farm.
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Guadalupe Pottery Company
c. 1857–1869
Alkaline-glazed stoneware with kiln drops
B.2001.7