Toleware Syrup Pitcher

c. 1937

Grace Halpin

Associated Names
Grace Halpin

Artist, American, 1909 - 1978

A tall, red, cone-shaped jug with a handle and a spout is the largest object in the image. It features a decorative pattern of swirling leaves in yellow, orange, and black. The color palette consists of red, yellow, orange, and black. The jug is centered in the image with its spout facing left and the handle on the right. Below and to the right of the jug, there is a faint line drawing of the same pattern. The background is a plain, light beige color.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28 x 22.8 cm (11 x 9 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 4 1/2" high; 2 1/2" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.15202

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 423, no. 1495.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: G. Halpin.

Wikidata ID

Q64572743

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