United States Pottery Company
Pitcher

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Pitcher
Datec. 1852–1858
Made inBennington, Vermont, United States
MediumPorcelain (parian ware)
Dimensions9 7/8 × 8 1/4 × 6 1/4 in. (25.1 × 21 × 15.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by the Ima Hogg Ceramic Circle in memory of Bernice and David Smith
Object numberB.97.17
Non exposé

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
Description

Christopher Webber Fenton joined the established firm of Norton Pottery of Bennington, Vermont, in about 1839. When the firm dissolved in 1847, and Fenton went on to establish Lyman, Fenton & Co. in 1848 or 1849. This later became the United States Pottery Company, which remained in business until 1858. 

This pitcher combines a paneled form with naturalistic decoration, both characteristic of mid nineteenth-century taste. On the example, the decoration features oak leaves and acorns; its pattern name was “Charter Oak.”


Provenance[Seekers Antiques, Columbus, Ohio]; purchased by MFAH, 1997.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
[no inscriptions]
Impressed in a ribbon on the underside: U.S.P.- [and] No.A.6.

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