Watering can made by Art Smith

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A brass watering can designed and created by Art Smith for his romantic partner, Geoffrey Haskell, who was an avid botanist. The watering can is brass with an evenly dark oxidized exterior surface. From its side profile, the can has a cylindrical body with a narrow spout mounted near the bottom front. The tall spout arm juts up at a sharp angle then curves to a nearly perpendicular segment before tapering into a pointed tip. The top of the can’s body is angled to partially cover the wide mouth, leaving the rest open for filling with water. A flattened handle is attached at the center of the top covering. It curves up and then slightly out from the can’s body before attaching again at the bottom edge. The base of the handle and the handle have a thin wire along the left and right edges.

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