Stoneware Ink Bottle

c. 1940

Sydney Roberts

Associated Names
Sydney Roberts

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a single large ceramic bottle with an earthy brown color. The background is a solid, light, muted beige color. The bottle is positioned centrally, with the base at the lower third and the neck reaching approximately three-quarters up the image, with a simple rim at the top.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on papernboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 40.8 x 25.5 cm (16 1/16 x 10 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.7460

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1950

  • Christensen, Erwin O., The Index of American Design, New York: 1950, p. 85, no. 167.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: SYD A. ROBERTS.

Wikidata ID

Q64632897

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