Durham-Chandler-Wilson Pottery
Jug

Makeralso known as the "Wilson Third Site," American, c. 1869–1903
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Jug
Datec. 1869–1903
Made inTexas, United States
MediumSalt-glazed stoneware
Dimensions14 1/2 × 8 7/8 in. diameter (36.8 × 22.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of William J. Hill
Object numberB.2012.74
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Texas Alcove And Hall
On view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
Description

Marion J. Durham, a native of the Edgefield District of South Carolina, became John M. Wilson’s partner in the Guadalupe Pottery sometime after the Civil War and by 1869 had bought out Wilson’s share of the business. Durham appears to have been affiliated with John Chandler (born c. 1830), who was probably formerly enslaved by the noted Edgefield potter Thomas Chandler. Durham moved the pottery to a site closer to the clay source; it remained in operation

This jug bears an impressed two-gallon capacity mark and has a distinctive ring near the junction of the neck and shoulder.


Provenance[Jon St. Clair, Austin]; purchased by William J. Hill (1934–2018), Houston, 2003; given to MFAH, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Impressed: 2

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