Bread Tray

1935/1942

Mildred Ford

Associated Names
Mildred Ford

Artist, American, 1895 - 1988

The image shows a decorated basin or bowl. It is adorned with intricate floral and leaf patterns in colors such as red, blue, white, and green on a red interior background. The exterior appears to be dark, perhaps brown or black. The bowl is placed centrally in the image, slightly tilted backward, with an elegant curved brim from left to right.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29.4 x 39.7 cm (11 9/16 x 15 5/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 11 1/2" long; 7 1/4" wide; 2 7/16" high

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.16702

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1950

  • Christensen, Erwin O., The Index of American Design, New York: 1950, p. 12, no. 20.

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 421, no. 1490.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Mildred Ford

Wikidata ID

Q64614820

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