Pewter Mug
c. 1936
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 29.6 x 23.1 cm (11 5/8 x 9 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 3 3/4" high; 2 3/4" in diameter
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.13122
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Gordon Sanborn · 1855–present
Gordon Sanborn is an artist whose work appears in museum collections in notable quantity, though the biographical details that would situate him within a specific tradition, school, or national context have not been well preserved in the available record. His name suggests an English-speaking background, and the volume of work attributed to him points to a career of real substance, even if the spe...