The image displays a large metallic pitcher with a lid, spout, and a curved handle as the central object. The pitcher is shaded in gray with highlights and shadows for a three-dimensional effect. It is placed slightly off-centered to the left against a light background with ample space around it.
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Pewter Flagon

Archie Thompson (American, 1886-1975)

1935/1942

Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Classification
Index of American Design
Dimensions
overall: 51.1 x 41 cm (20 1/8 x 16 1/8 in.) ; Original IAD Object: 11 1/8" high; 6" in diameter
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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