Taylor Brown Pottery
Jar

Jar

Public Domain

Jar
MakerAmerican, active by 1860–c.1883
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Jar
Datec. by 1860–1883
Made inHenderson, Texas, United States
MediumAlkaline-glazed stoneware with manganese runs
Dimensions14 1/8 × 9 1/4 in. diameter (35.9 × 23.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of William J. Hill
Object numberB.2012.99
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Texas Alcove And Hall
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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionBorn in Georgia in 1800, Taylor Brown lived in Alabama before arriving in Rusk County, Texas, by 1839. Though census records consistently list him as a farmer, he was operating a gristmill and a pottery by 1860 according to the U. S. Manufacturing Schedule for that year. By that time he had also amassed significant wealth in land and in an enslaved workforce.
ProvenanceDr. Georgeanna Herman Greer (1922–1992); Estate of Dr. Georgeanna Herman Greer; consigned to [Harmer Rooke Galleries, New York, November 18, 1992, lot 513]; ...; [John St. Clair, Austin]; purchased by William J. Hill (1934–2018), Houston, 2006; given to MFAH, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Strip of white paint on bottom with faint inscription: T/RB1 [Object ID, Georgeanna Greer Collection]

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