Maker
Unknown American
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Dish
Date19th century
Possible placeBennington, Vermont, United States
MediumLead-glazed earthenware (Rockingham ware)
Dimensions2 5/8 × 9 5/8 in. diameter (6.7 × 24.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.63.81
Not on view
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
Deep dish. Rare base décor of eight raised hearts.
Technical Notes: Glaze bubbles. Large unglazed area on outside rim.
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[Myrtle Eull (1897–1989), Houston]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1963; given to MFAH, by 1966.
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c. 1840–1850
Lead-glazed earthenware (Rockingham ware)
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c. 1840–1860
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c. 1840–1860
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