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This is a drawing of a bonnet. The image features a detailed illustration of a bonnet with a wide, curved brim and structured fabric panels creating a puffy, balloon-like shape secured with a deep blue ribbon tie. The bonnet is primarily a soft, golden brown color with a muted olive green interior. Two outline sketches to the right show simplified versions of the bonnet's form, focusing on its structure and style.
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This is a drawing of a bonnet. The image features a detailed illustration of a bonnet with a wide, curved brim and structured fabric panels creating a puffy, balloon-like shape secured with a deep blue ribbon tie. The bonnet is primarily a soft, golden brown color with a muted olive green interior. Two outline sketches to the right show simplified versions of the bonnet's form, focusing on its structure and style.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bonnet

Herbert Marsh

Date
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 30.7 x 23 cm (12 1/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.1080
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • New Brunswick
  • American
Inscription

lower center in graphite: H.A. Marsh

NGA object ID 13289. 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.