Toleware Tea Caddy

c. 1940

Mildred Ford

Associated Names
Mildred Ford

Artist, American, 1895 - 1988

A cylindrical tin with a lid is the central object in the image, featuring ornate designs in red, yellow, and black with circular patterns of tan. The color palette includes reds, yellows, blacks, and shades of tan against an off-white background. The cylinder stands upright in the middle of the image, with its ornate designs and patterns evenly distributed around its surface. The artist's name "Mildred Ford" is inscribed at the bottom left corner of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite 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: 3 7/16" wide; 2 5/8" deep; 5 3/16" high

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.16698

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1950

  • Christensen, Erwin O., The Index of American Design, New York: 1950, p. 13, no. 24.

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 428, no. 1531.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Mildred Ford

Wikidata ID

Q64614819

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