Can You Handle This
Artist
Coille McLaughlin Hooven
(American, born 1939)
Date1981
MediumPorcelain
DimensionsOverall: 5 5/8 × 4 1/8 × 8 5/8 inches (14.29 × 10.48 × 21.91 cm)
Credit LineGift of Coille McLaughlin Hooven
Object number2015.45.1.1-2
SignedSigned on the bottom "Coille"
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionWhite colored porcelain pot with lid. The round lid has a seashell form at the top. The pot has a long tapered and slightly bent spout. The handle in the shape of a mermaid standing on her head and her body curved with her front side facing the pot. Her tail is painted with short strokes of green in a scale patter.CopyrightCoille McLaughlin Hooven
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