Maker
Rushton Pottery Company(American, 1873–1900)American, 1873–1900
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Churn
Datec. 1873–1900
Made inHenderson, Texas, United States
MediumAlkaline-glazed stoneware
Dimensions16 1/8 × 11 in. diameter (41 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of William J. Hill
Object numberB.2012.179
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Ceramics Study Room
On view
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
Joseph Rushton, son of a Randolph County, Alabama, pottery operator, came to Rusk County, Texas, sometime between 1868 and 1870. He may have worked for potter Taylor Brown before establishing his own firm, which operated between 1873 and 1900, producing both slip-glazed and alkaline-glazed wares.
This churn features the maker’s impressed initials and a five-gallon capacity mark.
Provenance[Jon St. Clair, Austin]; purchased by William J. Hill (1934–2018), Houston, 2003; given to MFAH, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Impressed marks: J.R / 5
Sticker on bottom, inscribed with teal ink: 054
Sticker on bottom, inscribed with teal ink: 054
Cataloguing data may change with further research.
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