Pitcher

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MakerAttributed to Matthew Duncan(American, c.1796–after 1881)American, c.1796–after 1881

Maker Randolph Factory(American, active 1855–1881)American, active 1855–1881

CultureAmerican

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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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Bayou Bend

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CERAMICS

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.
Published References In all likelihood this is the Duncan pitcher that is cited in Bob Helberg and Jon St. Clair's unplublished manuscript, Texas Stoneware: A Collector's Guide (2001), p. 32. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

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