Crock
c. 1937/1938
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 45.5 x 38.3 cm (17 15/16 x 15 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 9" High 9 1/2" Dia(top) 9 5/8" Dia.(bot.)
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.5059
Art Historical Context
**Crock**, a meticulous rendering by artists George Loughridge and Yol Delasser around 1937–1938, captures the humble yet essential form of a traditional American earthenware crock. Created as watercolor, colored pencil, graphite on paperboard (45.5 × 38.3 cm), it depicts a sturdy storage vessel measuring about 9 inches high a slightly flared top (9½ inches diameter) and broader base (9⅝ inches). Such crocks were everyday staples in colonial and early American households, used for preserving food like pickles, sauerkraut, or butter, embodying the practicality of folk craftsmanship. This artwo...