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Jug

c. 1936

Nicholas Amantea

Associated Names

Nicholas Amantea

Artist, American, 1900 - 1978

The image depicts a large stoneware jug with a smaller version of the same jug in the top right corner. The jug is light brown with darker brown and blue decorative patterns and inscriptions. The larger jug is in the center of the frame, and the smaller one is in the top right corner, slightly above the midpoint.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 28.6 x 22.8 cm (11 1/4 x 9 in.)
Original IAD Object: 18" High
Accession Number

1943.8.7156

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: N. Amantea

Wikidata ID

Q64618274

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