Prothro Pottery Company
Pitcher

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MakerAttributed to Prothro Pottery Company(American, active 1846–1865)American, active 1846–1865

CultureAmerican

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Pitcher

Datec. 1846–1865

Made inHenderson, Texas, United States

MediumAlkaline-glazed stoneware

Dimensions8 1/8 × 5 1/2 in. diameter (20.6 × 14 cm)

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

Object numberB.2012.102

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Department

Bayou Bend

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CERAMICS

DescriptionJames Prothro was born in South Carolina, resided in Alabama by 1840, and may have been in Texas by 1846. He settled in Rusk County where his pottery business was recorded in the 1850 manufacturing census. Prothro contracted with the Confederate States Army in 1864 to produce stoneware for use hospitals; the contract made specific reference to an enslaved worker named Alex.
Provenance[Jon St. Clair, Austin]; purchased by William J. Hill (1934–2018), Houston, 2006; given to MFAH, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

On bottom, inscribed in blue ink over white paint: TRP 7

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