Individual Container for Indian's Daily Portion of Food

c. 1940

Rose Campbell-Gerke

Associated Names
Rose Campbell-Gerke

Artist, American, 1879-1964

The image shows a large copper vessel with a bulbous lower half, a narrower top, and a handle. The vessel has various shades of copper and green patina, giving it an aged appearance. It is positioned centrally against a plain, light background, with the handle visible on the left side.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.4 x 27.8 cm (13 15/16 x 10 15/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 6 1/4"high; 3"diam. top; 2 1/4"diam., base.

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.6655

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 85, pl. 271.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: ROSE-CAMPBELL-GERKE

Wikidata ID

Q64629882

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