Flask

c. 1936

Wellington Blewett

Associated Names
Wellington Blewett

Artist, American, born Canada, 1875 - 1962

The image features a large bottle design with an embossed eagle on one side in shades of brown and tan. The reverse side of the bottle depicts a cornucopia overflowing with fruits in black outline. A side view diagram labeled "ACTUAL PLAN OF 1/2 OF BASE" is also included in the image. The background is a light, neutral color.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, and pen and ink on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 31 x 23.2 cm (12 3/16 x 9 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.11098

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 179, pl. 643.

Inscriptions

center in black ink: DRAWING ACTUAL SIZE OF BOTTLE; lower left in black ink: REVERSE SIDE OF BOTTLE; lower right in black ink: ACTUAL PLAN OF 1/2 OF BASE

Wikidata ID

Q64634927

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