Toleware Coffee Pot

1935/1942

Charles Henning

Associated Names
Charles Henning

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a decorative metal pitcher with colorful designs of birds and foliage. The color palette includes vibrant greens, yellows, reds, and browns. The pitcher is centered on a plain, light-colored background, with the spout pointing to the right and the handle on the left side.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 36 x 29.1 cm (14 3/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 4 1/8" in diameter; 8 1/4" high

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.15189

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 428, no. 1524.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: C. Henning

Wikidata ID

Q64538672

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