Toleware Syrup Pot

c. 1941

Mildred Ford

Associated Names
Mildred Ford

Artist, American, 1895 - 1988

The image shows a large, brown metal pitcher with an attached handle and a lid. The pitcher is decorated with vibrant floral designs in yellow, red, and green. It is placed centrally with the handle on the left side and the spout pointing to the right. The background is plain and off-white.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29.2 x 22.9 cm (11 1/2 x 9 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 4 3/4" high; 2 15/16" in diameter

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.15200

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 422, no. 1491.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Mildred Ford

Wikidata ID

Q64614807

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