MakerAttributed to
United States Pottery CompanyAmerican, 1852–1858
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Footbath
Datec. 1852–1858
Made inBennington, Vermont, United States
MediumLead-glazed earthenware (flint enamel ware)
Dimensions8 1/2 × 19 3/4 × 14 3/4 in. (21.6 × 50.2 × 37.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.57.34
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Maple Bedroom
On view
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
Among the items that appear on an 1852 Fenton pottery price list is the footbath, costing a hefty $26.00 for the first dozen. While this example is not marked, it was probably made by the Fenton firm and is the same footbath that appears on the price list.
Related examples: Art Institute of Chicago (Antiques 104 [October 1973], p. 558); Barret 1958, p. 126, pl. 180; Ketchum 1983, no. 274.
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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c. 1852–1858
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c. 1852–1858
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B.57.19.A,.B
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c. 1852–1858
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c. 1852–1858
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