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There is a folded blue textile with intricate patterns of animals and foliage embossed on it. The edges feature multiple grey stripes. The color palette includes touches of grey at the borders. The napkin is positioned slightly to the left within the image, with its folds neatly aligned and the bottom corner overlapping slightly with the opposite edge. The background is a plain, off-white surface.
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There is a folded blue textile with intricate patterns of animals and foliage embossed on it. The edges feature multiple grey stripes. The color palette includes touches of grey at the borders. The napkin is positioned slightly to the left within the image, with its folds neatly aligned and the bottom corner overlapping slightly with the opposite edge. The background is a plain, off-white surface.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Blue Silk Scarf

Samuel Faigin

Date
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 35.1 x 24.5 cm (13 13/16 x 9 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 20" square
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.573
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
Inscription

lower right in graphite: SAMUEL FAIGIN

NGA object ID 12782. 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.