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The image shows a brown ceramic jug with a rounded body and a single handle. The color palette is earthy brown with subtle shades. The jug is on an off-white background, with the handle angled towards the right. The name "N. Amantea" is inscribed at the bottom right in small script.
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The image shows a brown ceramic jug with a rounded body and a single handle. The color palette is earthy brown with subtle shades. The jug is on an off-white background, with the handle angled towards the right. The name "N. Amantea" is inscribed at the bottom right in small script.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Apple Butter Pot

Nicholas Amantea

Date
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 45.6 x 36.9 cm (17 15/16 x 14 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 7 3/8" High 4 7/8" Dia.(base)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.6119
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Pennsylvania
  • American
Inscription

lower right in graphite: N. Amantea

NGA object ID 18319. 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.