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Copper Kettle

1937

Edward Jewett

Associated Names

Edward Jewett

Artist, American, 1868 - 1955

There is a large copper pot with rounded sides and two handles. The pot has a cylindrical top and a gradually widening lower section. The color palette consists mainly of copper tones with a metallic sheen. The pot is on a plain white background, with the text "Ferro Vannetti" to the right and below.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 35.6 x 26.8 cm (14 x 10 9/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: 15 3/4"high; 15"max. diam.; neck diam: 9 1/8"
Accession Number

1943.8.6656

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: EDWARD T. JEWETT

Wikidata ID

Q64557220

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