Toleware Tea Caddy
Mildred Ford
c. 1940
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 29.2 x 22.9 cm (11 1/2 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 3 7/16" wide; 2 5/8" deep; 5 3/16" high
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.16698
About the Artist
Mildred Ford
Mildred Ford (1895–1988) was an American artist whose career is indelibly linked to the Index of American Design, a monumental Works Progress Administration (WPA) project launched in the 1930s to document the nation's rich heritage of decorative arts and folk objects. Through her precise renderings, Ford helped preserve intricate details of everyday artifacts—from toleware utensils to Pennsylvania...