Jug

1937

George Loughridge

Associated Names
George Loughridge

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a large, rounded gray stoneware jug with a slightly narrower neck and a small handle near the top. The jug is decorated near its upper section with a pattern of three trees in blue paint. The color palette is dominated by shades of gray and beige, with accents of deep blue in the decoration. The jug is centrally positioned in the image. In the upper right corner, there is a smaller depiction of the same jug from a slightly angled side view which provides a better view of the handle. The lettering "COWES & PACKE" is etched prominently on the front of the jug.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 30.2 x 22.6 cm (11 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 18" High 6 1/4" Dia(base)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.6415


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: GEO. LOUGHRIDGE; upper left verso in graphite: Geo. A. Loughridge / April 1st 37.

Wikidata ID

Q64571499

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