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The image shows a large, cylindrical, brown object with a tapered base and an open top. The color palette is warm brown with subtle variations in shading against a neutral background. The object is centered in the image with the words "Robert Cole" inscribed at the bottom center.
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The image shows a large, cylindrical, brown object with a tapered base and an open top. The color palette is warm brown with subtle variations in shading against a neutral background. The object is centered in the image with the words "Robert Cole" inscribed at the bottom center.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

(Large) Fruit Jar

Robert Cole

Date
c. 1940
Medium
watercolor and colored pencil on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 30.3 x 24.3 cm (11 15/16 x 9 9/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 3 7/8 Dia(base) 4 3/8 Dia(waist) 4 Dia(top) 1 Mouth
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.6059
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
Inscription

lower right in watercolor: Robert Cole

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