Three Quart Beer Pitcher

c. 1940

Carl Buergerniss

Associated Names
Carl Buergerniss

Artist, American, 1877 - 1956

The image shows a large ceramic jug with a pewter lid. The jug has a deep blue background with cream patterns and beige circular accents. The color palette includes deep blue, cream, beige, and pewter silver. The jug is centered with its handle on the right side. It has a bulbous shape, tapering slightly at the neck, and is topped with a hinged metal lid and a small finial.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 40.6 x 30.5 cm (16 x 12 in.)
    Original IAD Object: Rendered exact size: (Approx 11 3/4" High x 4 1/4" Wide base)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.6299

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 375, no. 1330.

Inscriptions

lower right in colored pencil: Carl Buergerniss.

Wikidata ID

Q64537884

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