Matthew Duncan
Jar

MakerAmerican, active 1855–1881
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Jar
Datec. 1855–1879
Made inTexas, United States
MediumAlkaline-glazed stoneware
Dimensions13 3/4 × 9 in. diameter (34.9 × 22.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of William J. Hill
Object numberB.2012.136
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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionMatthew Duncan was born in 1796 in Edgefield, South Carolina, and came to Bastrop County, Texas, from Randolph County, Alabama, and with his son George and son-in-law John W. Chandler petitioned in 1854 for land to establish a pottery. He called the enterprise Randolph Factory. [Check entry in Brackner Alabama Folk Pottery]
Provenance[Jon St. Clair, Austin]; purchased by William J. Hill (1934–2018), Houston, 1998; given to MFAH, 2012.
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