Platter

c. 1937

Joseph Sudek

Associated Names
Joseph Sudek

Artist, American

The image shows a large white oval plate with a scalloped edge and a golden floral design around the rim. Below the plate illustration, there are two smaller sketches - one resembling a logo or stamp, and the other a simplified, top-down view of a plate with a similar floral pattern. The color palette is primarily white and light cream, with accents of subtle gold on the floral design. The main plate image is positioned at the center of the composition, with the smaller sketches below and to the left, and a handwritten name "Hackett" to the right of the sketches.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 27.6 x 23 cm (10 7/8 x 9 1/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 7/8" High 8 3/4" Dia

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.7239


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Jo / Sudek

Wikidata ID

Q64591412

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