Copper Tea Kettle

1935/1942

Clyde L. Cheney

Associated Names
Clyde L. Cheney

Artist, American, c. 1895 - 1968

The image shows a large, weathered kettle with a round body, a curved spout, and an arched handle. Above the kettle, there is a depiction of its lid. The color palette is mainly brown tones with darker textured areas against a light background. The kettle is in the lower section, and the lid is in the upper left. The artist's signature is in the lower right corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 46.1 x 36.5 cm (18 1/8 x 14 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.14953

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 486, no. 1763.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Clyde Cheney

Wikidata ID

Q64540293

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