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Mortar

c. 1940

Walter Praefke

Associated Names

Walter Praefke

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a dark brown wooden cup on a circular platform against a plain off-white background. The cup has a cylindrical body tapering towards the base. The surface of the cup has a wood grain texture and there is a small inscription at the bottom that reads "TALISER J.R.Y-V.19723."

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 28 x 22.9 cm (11 x 9 in.)
Original IAD Object: 5 3/4" in diameter; 7 1/4" high;
Accession Number

1943.8.12666

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: WALTER J. PRAEFKE

Wikidata ID

Q64634253

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