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Cream Pitcher

c. 1940

Janet Riza

Associated Names

Janet Riza

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image displays a dark green pitcher with a textured surface and a handle on the right side. The color palette is primarily green against a light tan background. The pitcher is centered in the image with open space around it.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 29.1 x 22.8 cm (11 7/16 x 9 in.)
Original IAD Object: 3 1/2" high
Accession Number

1943.8.17823

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1950

Christensen, Erwin O., The Index of American Design, New York: 1950, p. 98, no. 196.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: JANET RIZA

Wikidata ID

Q64580950

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