Matthew Duncan
Pitcher

MakerAmerican, active 1855–1881
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Pitcher
Datec. 1855–1879
Made inBastrop, Texas, United States
MediumSlaked lime alkaline-glazed stoneware
Dimensions9 1/2 × 7 1/4 × 5 3/4 in. (24.1 × 18.4 × 14.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of William J. Hill
Object numberB.2012.105
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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionMatthew Duncan was born in 1796 in Edgefield, South Carolina, and came to Bastrop County, Texas, from Randolph County, Alabama, and with his son George and son-in-law John W. Chandler petitioned in 1854 for land to establish a pottery. He called the enterprise Randolph Factory.
Provenance[Jon St. Clair, Austin]; purchased by William J. Hill (1934–2018), Houston, 1999; given to MFAH, 2012.
Exhibition History"Houston Collects: African American Art," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Upper Brown Pavilion, July 31–October 26, 2008.
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