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Toleware Coffee Pot

c. 1938

Edward L. Loper

Associated Names

Edward L. Loper

Artist, American, 1916 - 2011

The image shows a metal pitcher with an ornate floral design on its body. The color palette includes dark brown, yellow, and red on the floral pattern with metallic gray on the pitcher itself. The pitcher is positioned centrally in the image, with the handle curving upward to the right and the spout jutting out to the left. The lid appears slightly tilted.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 29.9 x 22.8 cm (11 3/4 x 9 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.15162

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: Edward L. Loper Del. 340-1

Wikidata ID

Q64557448

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