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The image displays a small jar with a handle in the center. The jar is rounded with a wide rim and a single curved handle on the right side. The color palette includes shades of brown and darker accents for texture. The jar is on a textured wooden surface with horizontal lines. Above the jar, there is text that reads "SMALL JAR WITH HANDLE EARLY 19th CENTURY" on a beige background.
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The image displays a small jar with a handle in the center. The jar is rounded with a wide rim and a single curved handle on the right side. The color palette includes shades of brown and darker accents for texture. The jar is on a textured wooden surface with horizontal lines. Above the jar, there is text that reads "SMALL JAR WITH HANDLE EARLY 19th CENTURY" on a beige background.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bean Pot

John Matulis

Date
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 18.5 x 18.9 cm (7 5/16 x 7 7/16 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.6107
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
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  • American
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upper center in watercolor:SMALL JAR WITH HANDLE / EARLY 19th CENTURY

NGA object ID 18307. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.