The image shows a large, ornate ceramic jug with detailed reliefs depicting animals like running deer. The jug has a handle shaped like a figure. It is primarily colored in earthy tones and placed centrally against a light-colored background. The spout is on the left, and the figurative handle extends downwards on the right.
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Pitcher

Max Soltmann (American, active c. 1935)

c. 1937

Medium
oil paint and pen and ink on paperboard
Classification
Index of American Design
Dimensions
overall: 36 x 28.3 cm (14 3/16 x 11 1/8 in.) ; Original IAD Object: .202 cm(dia?) .192 cm(high?)
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 subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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