The image features two tin pitchers with decorative designs on them; one has a cylindrical shape while the other is slightly conical with a spout. The color palette includes muted grays, reds, yellows, and greens. The cylindrical pitcher is positioned at the top of the image with its handle on the right, while the conical pitcher sits below it, also with its handle on the right side. Both pitchers cast slight shadows on the surface beneath them.

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Tin Cup and Pitcher

Max Soltmann (American, active c. 1935)

c. 1937

Medium: oil paint on paperboard
Classification: Index of American Design
Dimensions: overall: 38.4 x 25.7 cm (15 1/8 x 10 1/8 in.)
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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