Jar with Cover

c. 1938

Alvin Shiren

Associated Names
Alvin Shiren

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a round pottery jar with a lid, adorned with horizontal stripes in colors like brown, orange, red, and green. The jar is centered with visible handles on the sides, and the spouted lid is on top. The background is a light beige color.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 27.9 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 12 3/4" high; 10" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.17261

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 361, no. 1280.

Inscriptions

verso: across top in graphite: Jar with cover / early 19th century - red earthenware - / slip decoration of horozontal stripes / 12 3/4" x 10" / Owned by / Metropolitan . Museum of Art, / N.Y.C.

Wikidata ID

Q64534704

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