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Copper Tea Kettle

1935/1942

Isabella Ruth Doerfler

Associated Names

Isabella Ruth Doerfler

Artist, American, c. 1886 - 1954

The image shows a large, copper-colored metal kettle with a spout and a handle. The kettle has a cylindrical body with a domed lid and a metallic sheen. It is placed against an off-white background. The artist's name, "Isabella Ruth Donstler," is written below the kettle.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 30.9 x 30 cm (12 3/16 x 11 13/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.14957

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: ISABELLA RUTH DOERFLER

Wikidata ID

Q64575018

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