Covered Jar

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Covered Jar
Datec. 1850
Made inBennington, Vermont, United States
MediumLead-glazed earthenware (flint enamel ware)
Dimensions5 × 4 3/8 in. (12.7 × 11.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.57.27.A,.B
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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
Description

Brown-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, brilliantly glossy surface. Rockingham-glazed wares were popular in the United States through the mid-1800s.

This covered jar is believed to be a portrait of George Washington.


ProvenanceGeorge S. and Helen McKearin; possibly purchased by [George Abraham & Gilbert May Antiques, West Granville, Massachusetts]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, June 17, 1957; given to MFAH, 1957.

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