Durham-Chandler-Wilson Pottery
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MakerAttributed to Durham-Chandler-Wilson Pottery (also known as the "Wilson Third Site," American, c. 1869–1903)also known as the "Wilson Third Site," American, c. 1869–1903

CultureAmerican

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Datec. 1869–1880

Made inLa Vernia (now LaVernia), Texas, United States

MediumSalt-glazed stoneware

Dimensions7 1/4 × 4 1/2 in. diameter (18.4 × 11.4 cm)

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

Object numberB.2012.159

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Bayou Bend

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CERAMICS

DescriptionMarion 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 until 1903.
Provenance[Jon St. Clair, Austin]; purchased by William J. Hill (1934–2018), Houston, 2006; given to MFAH, 2012.
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