Frying Pan
1956 · Cast iron and porcelain
diam. 10 1/2" (26.7 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
WATTS INDEXThe canonical database of visual culture
No portrait
Griswold Manufacturing Co., Erie, PA
Artist
Representation
None documented
1
Institutional Exhibitions
1
Works in Collection
2
Assets Indexed
0
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
50%
Profile Completeness
Cultural Positioning
Movements
No movements recorded
Related Artists
No edges recorded
Influence Graph
No influence edges encoded yet.
Selected Institutional Exhibitions
View all exhibitions →No image
20th Century Design from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1958–1959
About
Why this artist matters now
Griswold Manufacturing Company was an American cast iron cookware manufacturer based in Erie, Pennsylvania, founded in 1884. The company produced utilitarian cooking vessels and skillets distinguished by precise casting techniques and functional design refinement. Griswold's output, primarily frying pans, Dutch ovens, and griddles, exemplified American industrial manufacturing at the turn of the twentieth century, with each piece marked by consistent quality and ergonomic attention to handle and weight distribution. The company's wares became foundational objects of domestic life and remain significant artifacts of American industrial craft.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 25d ago
Graph relationships
Taste overlap and adjacency
Movement
—
Medium
—
Related Artists
6 in graph
Institutional
Museum Collections
Canonical record
Artworks (1)
Related artists
Adjacent in the graph
Record
Movements and affiliations
No movements linked yet
Institutional
Representation & Collections
In collection
Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
Record