Toleware Slop Pail

1935/1942

John H. Tercuzzi

Associated Names
John H. Tercuzzi

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a painted ice cream pot with an ornate design. It features floral motifs in the center and decorative patterns around the edges. The color palette includes soft pastels with hues of orange, red, green, and cream, highlighted by metallic gray along the top edge. The pot is centrally positioned, with ornate handles extended horizontally to the left and right. The floral decoration is intricately detailed on the front surface.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 50.8 x 41 cm (20 x 16 1/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 11" high; 11 7/8" in diameter

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.15173

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 415, no. 1478.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: JOHN.H.TERCUZZI.

Wikidata ID

Q64582738

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