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The image includes a bonnet displayed at the center, featuring a fabric decorated in circular flower-like designs. The colors of the bonnet are light gray with pale blue and white accents, and thin ribbons extend from it. In the upper right corner, there is a small detailed sketch of a head wearing a similar bonnet, slightly tilted to the right. The color palette consists of soft beige and subtle blues, against a plain off-white background.
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The image includes a bonnet displayed at the center, featuring a fabric decorated in circular flower-like designs. The colors of the bonnet are light gray with pale blue and white accents, and thin ribbons extend from it. In the upper right corner, there is a small detailed sketch of a head wearing a similar bonnet, slightly tilted to the right. The color palette consists of soft beige and subtle blues, against a plain off-white background.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Baby's Cap

Mary E. Humes

Date
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 35.8 x 28 cm (14 1/8 x 11 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.1173
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: Mary Humes --.

NGA object ID 13382. 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.