Toleware Bread Tray

1935/1942

Mildred Ford

Associated Names
Mildred Ford

Artist, American, 1895 - 1988

The image displays a decorative wooden sled with an elongated design. The sled has a richly painted and ornamented backrest. The color palette includes earthy browns on the sled's body and vibrant colors like greens, reds, yellows, and oranges on the backrest. The backrest features a floral or ornamental pattern with green embellishments along the edge. The sled is positioned horizontally in the image, with the backrest on the right side, curving upwards in an ornate design.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28.3 x 43.2 cm (11 1/8 x 17 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 14 1/2" long; 2 3/4" high; 6 7/8" long

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.16764

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 429, no. 1535.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Mildred Ford

Wikidata ID

Q64614822

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