The image shows a large earthenware jug with a round body, a short spout, and a single handle. The jug is colored in rich red-brown with darker speckles and lighter horizontal bands. The background is plain and light beige. The jug's handle is at the rear right, and the spout is slightly off-center towards the left. A shadow beneath the jug suggests it is on a flat surface.
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Pitcher

Eugene Shellady (American, active c. 1935)

1936

Medium
oil on paperboard
Classification
Index of American Design
Dimensions
overall: 46.9 x 33.7 cm (18 7/16 x 13 1/4 in.) ; Original IAD Object: .193 High .223 Wide .175 Dia.
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Index of American Design
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed

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