John George Buehler
Beaker

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Beaker
Datemid-19th century
Probable placeLeesport, Pennsylvania, United States
MediumLead-glazed earthenware with slip decoration
Dimensions3 x 3 1/4 in. diameter (7.6 x 8.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.64.34
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Folk Art Room
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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionPotters in many regions of colonial America and the early United States made red-bodied earthenware from local clay.  This beaker with elaborate applied decoration may have been made by John George Buehler, a German immigrant potter who worked in Leesport, Berks County, Pennsylvania, beginning in the 1840s until his death in 1887.
Provenance[Harry B. Hartman, House of Temple-Bar, Lumberville, Pennsylvania]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, October 17, 1964; given to MFAH.
Exhibition History"Containers and Vessels" The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston October 21, 1989–January 1990 Subsequent tour

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