Pewter Flagon

1935/1942

Eugene Barrell

Associated Names
Eugene Barrell

Artist, American, 1915 - 1994

The image displays a large metal pitcher with an elaborate handle and lid. It is placed at the center and sits on an oval-shaped platter with a braided rim. The drawing is done in black and white. The pitcher is positioned with the handle to the right and the spout pointing slightly to the left. The artist's signature, Eugene J. Bassett, is located at the bottom right of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 25.9 x 19.9 cm (10 3/16 x 7 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.13130

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 406, no. 1428.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Eugene J. Barrell

Wikidata ID

Q64560066

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