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Pewter Flagon

1935/1942

Eugene Barrell

Associated Names

Eugene Barrell

Artist, American, 1915 - 1994

The image shows a large detailed drawing of a tall pewter pitcher with an ornate handle and lid in the center of a rectangular frame. There is a smaller photograph of a similar pitcher in the lower left corner of the image, overlapping the boundary of the larger frame. The color palette is primarily shades of grey and muted cream tones.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 45.5 x 36.8 cm (17 15/16 x 14 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.13129

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Eugene J. Barrell

Wikidata ID

Q64560065

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