Maker
J. B. Caire & Co.(American, 1842–1852)American, 1842–1852
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Jug
Datec. 1842–1852
Made inPoughkeepsie, New York, United States
MediumSalt-glazed stoneware with cobalt
Dimensions12 3/4 × 8 5/8 in. (32.4 × 21.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.72.23
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
Pear shape tapering sharply at shoulder, incised line at shoulder. Narrow, high neck with incised line at base. Applied strap handle. Tan salt glaze. Brushed floral decoration in cobalt blue glaze.
Book excerpt: Warren, David B., Michael K. Brown, Elizabeth Ann Coleman, and Emily Ballew Neff. American Decorative Arts and Paintings in the Bayou Bend Collection. Houston: Princeton Univ. Press, 1998.
ProvenanceMiss Ima Hogg; given to MFAH, 1972.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
[no inscriptions]
Impressed on neck: J. B. CAIRE & CO / POKEEPSIE NY [sic] [Lehner 1988, p. 70]
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