Rushton Pottery Company
Pitcher

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MakerAttributed to Rushton Pottery CompanyAmerican, 1873–1900

CultureAmerican

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Pitcher

Datec. 1873–1900

Made inHenderson, Texas, United States

MediumSlip-glazed stoneware

Dimensions10 × 7 7/8 × 7 1/4 in. (25.4 × 20 × 18.4 cm)

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

Object numberB.2012.116

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Bayou Bend

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CERAMICS

DescriptionJoseph Rushton, son of a Randolph County, Alabama, pottery operator, came to Rusk County, Texas, sometime between 1868 and 1870. He may have worked for potter Taylor Brown before establishing his own firm, which operated between 1873 and 1900, producing both slip-glazed and alkaline-glazed wares.
Provenance[Jon St. Clair, Austin]; purchased by William J. Hill (1934–2018), Houston, 2003; given to MFAH, 2012.
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