Chalkware Urn with Fruit and Birds

1935/1942

Mina Lowry

Associated Names
Mina Lowry

Artist, American, born Canada, 1894 - 1942

In the image, there is a ceramic sculpture on a pedestal. The sculpture has a wide cup-like top with an intricate pattern. It is colored in warm tones like orange and brown on top and cooler gray tones on the pedestal, with earthy shades at the base. At the top of the sculpture, there are fruit-like objects with two small animal figures interacting with each other.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 30.3 x 22.5 cm (11 15/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 11 3/4" high; 8" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.3556

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1950

  • Christensen, Erwin O., The Index of American Design, New York: 1950, p. 2, no. 3.

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 387, no. 1369.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Mina Lowry.

Wikidata ID

Q64617706

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