Water Cooler

1935/1942

Nicholas Amantea

Associated Names
Nicholas Amantea

Artist, American, 1900 - 1978

The image shows a large earthenware vessel with a lid, featuring an embossed eagle design along with decorative leaf motifs. The inscription "NORWICH POTTERY WORKS NORWICH CONN." is visible on the front of the vessel. The color scheme is primarily warm tones of brown and tan. The vessel is upright in the center of the image with the eagle design and inscription clearly visible. A handle is present on the lid, and there is a circular opening near the base of the vessel.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 29 × 22.7 cm (11 7/16 × 8 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.7089

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 357, no. 1244.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: N. Amantea

Wikidata ID

Q64618265

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