Lyman, Fenton & Co.
Creamer

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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

Creamer

Datec. 1849–1858

Made inBennington, Vermont, United States

MediumLead-glazed earthenware (flint enamel ware)

Dimensions6 1/4 × 4 1/4 × 5 in. (15.9 × 10.8 × 12.7 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.57.50

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Ceramics Study Room

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

CERAMICS

Description

The paneled form that was so popular at mid-century in both glass and ceramics was frequently used by the Fenton factory for tea and coffee serving equipment. The form is either plain or ornamented with a raised band around the neck (see B.57.50 and B.57.51). While creamers and coffee urns came only in one size, sugar bowls, teapots, and coffeepots were made in several sizes. The items were apparently sold separately rather than as sets, and the price varied according to the size and complexity of the form.

Related examples: Barret 1958, p. 27, pl. 27c.

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[Whimsy Antiques, Arlington, Vermont]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1957; given to MFAH, by 1966.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

[no inscriptions]

Impressed on underside: Fenton's ENAMEL / 1849. / PATENTED [Barret 1958, p. 14, fig. IXc]

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