Toleware Tea Caddy

c. 1941

Charles Henning

Associated Names
Charles Henning

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a cylindrical tin canister with a conical top. The canister is painted in a dark color with red, yellow, and green floral patterns. The color palette consists of dark brown or black for the body of the canister, accented with reds, greens, and yellows for the floral designs. The object is positioned upright on a plain, light-colored background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 36.8 x 26.1 cm (14 1/2 x 10 1/4 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 7 3/4" high; 4

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.15227

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 422, no. 1493 and p. 429, no. 1522.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: C. Henning

Wikidata ID

Q64538676

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