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Jugs

1949

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

An oil painting of a still life composition consisting of a white jug, a brown vase, a green mug, antlers, with red and yellow drapery behind and underneath. The background of the painting is dark gray at the top and tan on the bottom. The painting is signed in the bottom right corner, [JAS. Wells ‘49] in black paint. The painting has a wooden frame and on the back [TITLE "JUGS"] is handwritten in black ink with illegible writing underneath it in black ink in the center. On the left [176992] and on the right [136992] in black.

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Catalog reference: 2023.111.10

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