Pitcher

1936

J. Howard Iams

Associated Names
J. Howard Iams

Artist, American, 1897 - 1964

The image shows a pitcher with a detailed design. The pitcher has a blue upper border and handle, and a beige cracked glaze surface with vertical floral patterns in red and green accents. The color palette includes shades of blue, beige, red, and green. The pitcher is placed centrally on a neutral background, with the handle curving to the right and the spout angled to the left.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, pen and ink on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 32.1 x 23.8 cm (12 5/8 x 9 3/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 7" High 5 1/2" Wide(at handle)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.7307

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 372, no. 1325.

Inscriptions

lower center in watercolor: J. Howard Iams. 1936

Wikidata ID

Q64579169

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