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Toleware Coffee Pot

1935/1942

Mildred Ford

Associated Names

Mildred Ford

Artist, American, 1895 - 1988

The image shows a tall, ornate coffee pot decorated with vibrant patterns including leaves and flowers in red, yellow, green, and brown. The overall color palette is warm and earthy with hints of orange and olive. The coffee pot is centered in the image, with the handle on the left and the spout on the right.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 28.8 x 22.8 cm (11 5/16 x 9 in.)
Original IAD Object: 10 1/2" high
Accession Number

1943.8.15183

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 427, no. 1509.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Mildred Ford

Wikidata ID

Q64614806

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