Toleware Tin Teapot

c. 1940

Franklyn Syres

Associated Names
Franklyn Syres

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image displays a large pitcher or teapot adorned with colorful floral and fruit designs. The colors include purple, red, green, orange, and gold. The pitcher is centered in the image, slightly tilted to the left with the spout extended and the handle on the right side.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 32 x 30.7 cm (12 5/8 x 12 1/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 9 1/2" wide; 9" high

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.15188

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 429, no. 1516.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: FRANKLIN SYRES

Wikidata ID

Q64570451

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