Isaac Suttles
Three-Gallon Jar

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MakerAttributed to Isaac Suttles (American, c. 1840–1884, active 1873–1882)American, c. 1840–1884, active 1873–1882

Makerfor 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

Titles

Three-Gallon Jar

Datec. 1869–1973

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

MediumSalt-glazed stoneware

Dimensions15 × 9 1/2 in. diameter (38.1 × 24.1 cm)

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

Object numberB.2012.161

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Department

Bayou Bend

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CERAMICS

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, 2005; given to MFAH, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Impressed "3" on one side
Incised line at neck

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