Flask

c. 1939

John Tarantino

Associated Names
John Tarantino

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a large, gray pottery jug with a narrow neck, decorated with a painting of a sailing ship. The colors are mainly neutral gray with the ship's details in shades of blue on a beige background. The jug is centered and slightly tilted to the left. The ship illustration is vertically centered on the jug's front side. The artist's signature, "J. W. Trenton," is located towards the bottom right of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 30.3 x 23 cm (11 15/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 7" High

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.5152

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in ink: John Tarantino.

Wikidata ID

Q64584206

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