Toleware Syrup Pot

c. 1942

Mildred Ford

Associated Names
Mildred Ford

Artist, American, 1895 - 1988

The image shows a tall, red pitcher with a spout and a handle, adorned with a colorful floral pattern including green leaves and a large blue flower. The color palette consists of red as the main color, along with accents of blue, green, and yellow. The pitcher is placed centrally on a light beige background and appears slightly tilted forward, with the handle on the left side.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 36.6 x 29.1 cm (14 7/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 4 3/16" high; 3 1/16" in diameter

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.15201

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 429, no. 1536.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Mildred Ford.

Wikidata ID

Q64614808

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