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The image shows a bonnet with intricate floral embroidery on its sides. The color palette consists of soft pastel hues including creamy white and light purples with touches of pink. The bonnet is positioned in the center of the image, with ribbon ties extending towards the bottom left corner.
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The image shows a bonnet with intricate floral embroidery on its sides. The color palette consists of soft pastel hues including creamy white and light purples with touches of pink. The bonnet is positioned in the center of the image, with ribbon ties extending towards the bottom left corner.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Baby's Cap

Edna C. Rex

Date
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper
Dimensions
overall: 29.6 x 22.4 cm (11 5/8 x 8 13/16 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.1174
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • Mecklenburg County
Inscription

lower right in black ink: Federal Art Project - W.P.A. of Va. / By - Edna Rex

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