Toleware Teapot

c. 1941

John Hall

Associated Names
John Hall

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a large orange-red pitcher with a dark handle and spout, featuring a painted scene of houses and trees on its side. The color palette consists mainly of warm tones of orange, red, yellow, green, and dark brown. The pitcher is centered in the image and stands upright, with the handle on the right side and the spout on the left.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29.9 x 21.9 cm (11 3/4 x 8 5/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 7 1/2" high; 5" wide;

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.15184

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 427, no. 1510.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: John Hall

Wikidata ID

Q64582765

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