Jug

c. 1937

Yolande Delasser

Associated Names
Yolande Delasser

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image features a large stoneware jug with a bulbous body, narrow neck, and a small handle near the top. The jug is adorned with a blue decorative infinity symbol and floral elements near the neck, along with inscribed text reading "COLLEMAN'S STONEWARE, CORLEARS HOOK, N.YORK." The color palette is predominantly earthy tones of beige and light brown with accents of blue from the decoration. In the top left corner of the image, there is an inset that provides a closer view of the jug's handle. The jug occupies the central space of the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29.4 x 22.6 cm (11 9/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 11 3/4" High 5" Dia(base)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.6281


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p, 361, no. 1262.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Yolande Delasser

Wikidata ID

Q64640798

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