Lyman, Fenton & Co.
Sugar Bowl

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Maker Lyman, Fenton & Co. (American, 1849–1852)American, 1849–1852

Makeror United States Pottery Company (American, 1852–1858)American, 1852–1858

CultureAmerican

Titles

Sugar Bowl

Datec. 1849–1858

Made inBennington, Vermont, United States

MediumLead-glazed earthenware (flint enamel ware)

Dimensions7 1/8 × 5 3/4 × 5 1/4 in. (18.1 × 14.6 × 13.3 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.57.46.A,.B

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

CERAMICS

Description

Molded bowl of graduated bulbous shape and alternating rib pattern. Handles are branch type with leaf terminals. The lid's finial is a stylized flower. Glaze is brown with mottled yellow and green.

Marks: Lyman Fenton & Co. / Fentons / ENAMEL / [P]A[TENTED] / 184[9] / BENNIN[GTON], Vt. (impressed on underside); Barret 1958, p. 14, pl. IXa.

Technical notes: Large piece broken out of insert portion under lid.

Related examples: Barret 1958, p. 93, pl. 126d 136a (Barret, Richard Carter. Bennington Pottery and Porcelain: A Guide to Identification. New York: Bonanza Books, 1958).

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.

Provenance[George S. McKearin, Hoosick Falls, New York]; [Whimsy Antiques, Arlington, Vermont]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1957; given to MFAH.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

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Impressed on underside: Lyman Fenton & Co. / Fenton's / ENAMEL / [P]A[TENTED] / 184[9] / BENNIN[GTON], Vt [Barret 1958, p. 14, pl. IXa]

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