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Toleware Bread Tray

c. 1940

Mildred Ford

Associated Names

Mildred Ford

Artist, American, 1895 - 1988

The image shows a large red wooden cradle or container adorned with painted green leaves, yellow, and black. The color palette includes red, green, yellow, and black. The cradle is placed horizontally in the center of the image, with one end slightly elevated on the right side. The background is plain off-white.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 30.5 x 43.4 cm (12 x 17 1/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: 12 5/8" long; 8" wide; 2 5/8" high
Accession Number

1943.8.15221

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Mildred Ford

Wikidata ID

Q64614812

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