Isaac Suttles
Two-Gallon Jug

MakerAmerican, c. 1840–1884, active 1873–1882
Makeralso known as the "Wilson Third Site," American, c. 1869–1903
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Two-Gallon Jug
Datec. 1869–1873
Possible placeLa Vernia (now LaVernia), Texas, United States
Made inCapote (Capoti), Texas, United States
MediumSalt-glazed stoneware with cork
Dimensions11 7/8 × 6 1/2 in. diameter (30.2 × 16.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of William J. Hill
Object numberB.2012.158
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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionIsaac Suttles was born in Ohio and probably was employed by John M. Wilson at the Guadalupe Pottery sometime after the Civil War. Census records from 1870 suggest that Suttles worked with and resided with the family of Marion J. Durham. Durham had joined Wilson as a partner in the Guadalupe Pottery after the war and purchased Wilson’s remaining interest in 1869, establishing what became known as the Durham-Chandler-Wilson pottery. By 1873, Suttles had established his own pottery in La Vernia, Texas. Suttles is thought to have introduced the technique of salt glazing to the Guadalupe Pottery, to the Durham-Chandler-Wilson pottery, and in turn to H. Wilson & Company.
Provenance[Jon St. Clair, Austin]; purchased by William J. Hill (1934–2018), Houston, 2003; given to MFAH, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Impressed on the shoulder: 2

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