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The image displays a bonnet decorated with intricate patterns on a plain background. The color palette includes shades of beige, cream, and subtle grays in the embroidery. The bonnet is centered in the composition with its side facing the viewer, and its ribbons extend slightly downwards. The artist's signature, H.A. Marsh, is visible in the bottom right corner.
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The image displays a bonnet decorated with intricate patterns on a plain background. The color palette includes shades of beige, cream, and subtle grays in the embroidery. The bonnet is centered in the composition with its side facing the viewer, and its ribbons extend slightly downwards. The artist's signature, H.A. Marsh, is visible in the bottom right corner.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Baby's Cap

Herbert Marsh

Date
c. 1938
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 35.9 x 27.8 cm (14 1/8 x 10 15/16 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.1083
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 right in graphite: H.A. Marsh.

NGA object ID 13292. 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.