William Saenger
Pitcher

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MakerAttributed to William SaengerAmerican, active 1886–1905

CultureAmerican

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Pitcher

Datec. 1880–1905

Made inTexas, United States

MediumSlip-glazed stoneware

Dimensions9 1/2 × 6 1/2 in. diameter (24.1 × 16.5 cm)

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

Object numberB.2012.183

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Bayou Bend

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CERAMICS

DescriptionGerman-born potter William Saenger came to the United States in 1874 and lived in New Jersey and Kansas before arriving in Bexar County, Texas. His first pottery was in St. Hedwig but he moved to Elmendorf for better clay and started a pottery there in 1886, producing salt-glazed and slip-glazed wares.
Provenance[Jon St. Clair, Austin]; purchased by William J. Hill (1934–2018), Houston, 2010; given to MFAH, 2012.
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