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Three-Gallon Jar

Three-Gallon Jar

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Three-Gallon Jar
MakerAmerican, active 1888–1909
MakerAmerican, active 1888–1909
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Three-Gallon Jar
Datec. 1888–1909
Made inElmendorf, Texas, United States
MediumBristol-glazed stoneware with stenciled cobalt
Dimensions11 1/8 × 10 1/4 in. diameter (28.3 × 26 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of William J. Hill
Object numberB.2012.189
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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionGerman-born Ernst Richter was an early employee of Frederick William Saenger at St. Hedwig and Elmendorf who later started his own firm, the Star Pottery, in 1888. Early Star Pottery wares were salt-glazed, but the pottery later changed to commercial slip glazes, as seen on this example. Its straight-sided profile is typical of late 19th and early twentieth century stoneware production.
Provenance[Jon St. Clair, Austin]; purchased by William J. Hill (1934–2018), Houston; given to MFAH, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Cobalt stenciled: 3 [within a star]

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Ernest Richter