MakerPossibly
Norton Pottery (American, 1785–1894)American, 1785–1894
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Flower Vase
Datec. 1845–1894
Probable placeBennington, Vermont, United States
MediumLead-glazed earthenware
Dimensions9 7/8 × 8 1/16 in. (25.1 × 20.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.57.33.1
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Ceramics Study Room
On view
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
Related examples: See Barret 1958, pls. 188–90, for urns of similar shape.
Book excerpt: David B. Warren, 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.
Provenance[George S. McKearin, Hoosick Falls, New York]; [George Abraham and Gilbert May Antiques, West Granville, Massachusetts]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1957; given to MFAH, by 1966.
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