Unknown American
Two-Gallon Jug

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Two-Gallon Jug
Datec. 1870–1900
Possible placeTexas, United States
MediumSalt-glazed stoneware with applied cobalt capacity numeral
Dimensions12 1/2 × 8 7/8 in. diameter (31.8 × 22.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of William J. Hill
Object numberB.2012.197
Not on view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
Provenance[Jon St. Clair, Austin]; purchased by William J. Hill (1934–2018), Houston, 2005; given to MFAH, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Painted with cobalt blue: 2

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