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Jug

c. 1937

Charles Caseau

Associated Names

Charles Caseau

Artist, American, 1880 - unknown

The image shows an oval shape surrounded by blue brushstrokes forming a circular pattern. Above the oval are parallel lines resembling musical staff or layered striations. The oval contains text that reads "C.CROLIUS MANUFACTURER MANHATTAN-WELLS NEW YORK". The blue shapes around the oval may evoke drifting smoke or abstract foliage.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 22.6 x 28.7 cm (8 7/8 x 11 5/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: 9 1/2" High 6" Wide
Accession Number

1943.8.6442

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: chas. Caseau

Wikidata ID

Q64538261

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