Tea Caddy

1940

Marie Lutrell

Associated Names
Marie Lutrell

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a large chest with a scrolled top and an ornate decorative handle at the center. The color palette includes dark greens and browns with yellow and red stripes. There is a heart-shaped keyhole in the middle of the chest, and it rests on four small, clawed feet. The chest is slightly tilted to the right. The artist's signature and the year '40' are in the bottom right corner of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 21.9 x 28.3 cm (8 5/8 x 11 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.14963

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: MARIE / LUTTRELL . 40

Wikidata ID

Q64595256

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