# Copper Cruet

**Edward Jewett** (American, 1868–1955)  
1937  
watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper  
overall: 35.5 x 26.7 cm (14 x 10 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 6 1/2"high; max. diam.=4 1/8"/ 2 3/4"diam, top. 2 1/8"diam., base

Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1943.8.6653. [The museum's record](https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.18853.html).

## About this work

Edward Jewett painted this in 1937, aged 69. It is now at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

### What you’re looking at

The image shows a large, copper-colored pitcher with a hammered texture and a curving handle on the right side. The color palette consists of muted, warm tones of copper and brown against a pale beige background. The pitcher is centrally placed in the image, with its handle positioned on the right side.

_Description from the National Gallery of Art._

### How it was made

- **Watercolour.** Pigment in gum arabic, thinned with water and laid in transparent washes. Nothing white is painted: the light is the paper showing through.
- **Graphite.** Pencil. Graphite has been used for drawing since the 1500s; in 1795 Nicolas-Jacques Conté mixed it with clay, so its hardness could be graded.

### [Edward Jewett](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/edward-jewett)

American, 1868–1955

## Facts

- Type: Drawing
- The artist was 69
- Real size: about 14 × 11 in (36 × 27 cm). The 11 × 14 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 20th century
- Movement: [American folk and design](https://www.ochreeditions.com/movements/american-folk-design)
- Colour: white
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

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