Durham-Chandler-Wilson Pottery
Six-Gallon Jar

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Six-Gallon Jar
Datec. 1869–1903
Made inTexas, United States
MediumSlip-glazed stoneware
Dimensions15 × 13 3/4 × 12 7/8 in. (38.1 × 34.9 × 32.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of William J. Hill
Object numberB.2012.137
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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
Description

Marion J. Durham, a native of the Edgefield District of South Carolina, became John M. Wilson’s partner in the Guadalupe Pottery sometime after the Civil War, and by 1869 had bought out Wilson’s share of the business. Durham appears to have been affiliated with John Chandler (born c. 1830), who was probably formerly enslaved by the noted Edgefield potter Thomas Chandler. Durham moved the pottery to a site closer to the clay source; it remained in operation until 1903.

Straight-sided jars and jugs became increasingly dominant forms as the 19th century drew to a close, favored for their more efficient use of space and the greater ease in stacking and storing them.


ProvenanceOllie C. Schrank, New Braunfels, Texas; purchased byWilliam J. Hill (1934–2018), Houston, 2012; given to MFAH, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
none visible
approximately 1 inch below lip between handles, hand inscribed " 6 "

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