This is a painting of an embroidered image depicting a ship at sea surrounded by floral designs. The piece features a central motif of a sailing ship with a golden crown and red flag upon its mast, gliding over light blue waves. Above the ship, there is a verse or message written in a reddish script, arching across the sky. The ship is framed by a double arc, one resembling a rainbow. Encircling the scene are symmetrical floral vines displaying a vibrant array of flowers and leaves in shades of red, yellow, green, and blue. The entire composition is bordered with a zig-zag pattern in red. The painting is in a naive or folk art style.
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This is a painting of an embroidered image depicting a ship at sea surrounded by floral designs. The piece features a central motif of a sailing ship with a golden crown and red flag upon its mast, gliding over light blue waves. Above the ship, there is a verse or message written in a reddish script, arching across the sky. The ship is framed by a double arc, one resembling a rainbow. Encircling the scene are symmetrical floral vines displaying a vibrant array of flowers and leaves in shades of red, yellow, green, and blue. The entire composition is bordered with a zig-zag pattern in red. The painting is in a naive or folk art style.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Applique Bedspread

Rose Campbell-Gerke

Date
c. 1940
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 28.2 x 35.5 cm (11 1/8 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: 104" wide; 90" long
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.268
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W

Subjects and terms

  • California
  • American
  • appliqué
Inscription

lower right in watercolor: ROSE-CAMPBELL-GERKE

NGA object ID 12477. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.