Spirit Flask

c. 1937

John Matulis

Associated Names
John Matulis

Artist, American, 1910 - 2000

The image shows a brown wooden spirit flask shaped like a barrel with a circular opening in the middle. Above the flask, text reads "SPIRIT FLASK EARLY 19th CENTURY." The color palette consists of earthy brown tones, with the flask placed in the center of a wooden surface.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, colored pencil, and pen and ink

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 15.9 x 18.1 cm (6 1/4 x 7 1/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 3" Diameter(top) 3 3/4" (high)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.6245

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

upper center in watercolor: SPIRIT FLASK / EARLY 19th CENTURY

Wikidata ID

Q64579118

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