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Toilet Water Bottle

1937

Giacinto Capelli

Associated Names

Giacinto Capelli

Artist, American, active c. 1935

A tall, narrow blue glass bottle with a ribbed texture and a round blue stopper against an off-white background. The bottle is centered in the frame and occupies most of the vertical space.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and pen and ink on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 28.7 x 22.6 cm (11 5/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.16510

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left ing raphite: G. Capelli

Wikidata ID

Q64572193

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