Oval Water Cask

1935/1942

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

The image shows a large oval water cask made of small cypress staves and wrought iron hoops. The color palette includes shades of gray and brown, with the wood in gray and the iron hoops in a darker brown. Positioned centrally on the page, the cask occupies most of the image, with text describing its historical use to the right. A top view of the cask is shown slightly below the main depiction, and there is a red handwritten note in the bottom right corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 16.8 x 13.7 cm (6 5/8 x 5 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.17963

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

upper right in black ink: OVAL WATER / CASK OF SMALL / CYPRESSSTAVES / AND WROUGHT / IRON HOOPS / VERY PRIMITIVE . / MADE AND USED / BY LAFITTE'S / PIRATES AT / BARATARIA / ABOUT / 1805 / ORIGINAL / ABOUT 16" / IN HEIGHT / LA. STATE MUSEUM

Wikidata ID

Q64535332

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