Unknown American
Figure of a Lion (one of a pair)

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Maker Unknown American

CultureAmerican

Titles

Figure of a Lion (one of a pair)

Datec. 1840–1860

Probable placeUnited States

MediumLead-glazed earthenware (Rockingham ware)

Dimensions10 × 12 9/16 × 5 3/4 in. (25.4 × 31.9 × 14.6 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.71.14.2

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Bayou Bend

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CERAMICS

DescriptionBrown-glazed Rockingham pottery was first produced in England in the late 1700s. English potters immigrating to the United States beginning in the 1820s brought the technique with them to potteries in many locations, including Vermont, Illinois, Ohio, New Jersey, and Maryland. Variations in the glazing formulas or application techniques could yield uniform browns, multicolored streaks or blotches, and a hard, glossy surface. Rockingham-glazed utilitarian wares and decorative objects like this lion were popular in the United States through the mid-1800s.
ProvenanceMiss Ima Hogg; given to MFAH, 1971.

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