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Toleware Tin Cannister

1937

Donald Humphrey

Associated Names

Donald Humphrey

Artist, American, 1912 - 1958

The image shows a large tin container with an ornate design and a handle on top. The container is decorated with bold floral patterns in red, orange, and green on a dark background with a yellow band near the top. The lid of the container is displayed separately below it.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 35.6 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 in.)
Original IAD Object: 9" in diameter; 8 1/2" high
Accession Number

1943.8.15156

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: HUMPHREY 1937

Wikidata ID

Q64541202

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