Maker
Lyman, Fenton & Co.(American, 1849–1852)American, 1849–1852
Makeror
United States Pottery Company(American, 1852–1858)American, 1852–1858
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Pie Plate
Datec. 1849–1858
Made inBennington, Vermont, United States
MediumLead-glazed earthenware (flint enamel ware)
Dimensions1 1/8 × 8 in. diameter (2.8 × 20.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.57.55
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
Circular plate with sloping rim and flat bottom. Brown mottled glaze covers entire surface.
Marks: Lyman Fenton & Co. / Fenton’s / ENAMEL / PATENTED / 1849. / BENNINGTON, Vt. (impressed on underside; Barret 1958, p. 14, fig. IXa).
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[Whimsy Antiques, Arlington, Vermont]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1957; given to MFAH, by 1966.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
[no inscriptions]
Impressed on underside: Lyman Fenton & Co. / Fenton's / ENAMEL / PATENTED / 1849. / BENNINGTON, Vt. [Barret 1958, p. 14, fig. IXa]
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Lyman, Fenton & Co.
c. 1849–1858
Lead-glazed earthenware (flint enamel ware)
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