Isaac Suttles
Five-Gallon Jug

MakerAmerican, c. 1840–1884, active 1873–1882
Makeralso known as the "Wilson Third Site," American, c. 1869–1903
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Five-Gallon Jug
Datec. 1869–1873
Made inTexas, United States
MediumSalt-glazed stoneware
Dimensions19 × 10 3/4 in. diameter (48.3 × 27.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of William J. Hill
Object numberB.2012.162
Not on view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
Description

Isaac 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.

The large size of this jug made two handles necessary to manage its weight.


Provenance[Jon St. Clair, Austin]; purchased by William J. Hill (1934–2018), Houston, 2003; given to MFAH, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Impressed "5" on one side

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