Small Jug

1938

Philip Smith

Associated Names
Philip Smith

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a small ceramic bottle with a wide, rounded body, narrow neck, and a single handle. It is placed on a flat wooden surface. The color palette consists of amber-brown with green and brown splotches. The background is a muted beige.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 24.9 x 17.7 cm (9 13/16 x 6 15/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 6" High

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.6112

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1971

  • Guilland, Harold F., Early American Folk Pottery, New York: 1971, p. 90.

Inscriptions

upper center in watercolor: SMALL BOTTLE / EARLY 19th CENTURY; lower right: Philip Smith / 38.

Wikidata ID

Q64619525

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