Toleware Mug

1941

Samuel O. Klein

Associated Names
Samuel O. Klein

Artist, American, 1906 - 1991

The image shows a large black cylindrical mug with a handle, decorated with a floral pattern featuring red and orange flowers and green leaves. The color palette includes black, red, orange, and green details on the floral design, against a light background. The mug is positioned slightly to the left and centered, with the handle on the right side.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29.3 x 24.7 cm (11 9/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 4 1/2" high; 3 5/8" in diameter

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.15212

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 423, no. 1494.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Samuel O. Klein

Wikidata ID

Q64630390

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