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Shot Cannister

c. 1940

Sydney Roberts

Associated Names

Sydney Roberts

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows an ornamental container with ribbed texture and metallic elements. It has warm browns and gold tones, set against a plain background. The object is slightly tilted to the right with its spout at the top center and the base towards the bottom left.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 35.7 x 29.1 cm (14 1/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: 8 1/2" long; 10" in circumfrence
Accession Number

1943.8.13811

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: SYD A. Roberts.

Wikidata ID

Q64632917

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