Trivet Toaster

c. 1938

Filippo Porreca

Associated Names
Filippo Porreca

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image displays a metal stand with three curved legs and a circular frame, along with a long-handled fork tool. The color scheme includes dark grays and blacks for the metal objects and a brown handle on the fork tool against a beige backdrop. The circular metal stand is placed on its three legs in the center, while the fork tool is positioned horizontally behind it. The fork tool extends to the right, with its wooden handle pointing towards the frame's edge.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite and watercolor on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 45.7 x 35.5 cm (18 x 14 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 12 1/2" high; 9 3/8" in diameter

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.15122

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 503, no. 1867.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Filippo Porreca

Wikidata ID

Q64561550

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