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The image shows two hats. One is a dark-colored bonnet with long ribbon ties on the left side, and the other is a lighter bonnet on the right side. The color palette includes dark grey, black, and light grey on a pale background. The larger bonnet is in the center of the left, with ribbons flowing downward, while the smaller bonnet is positioned slightly lower and to the right, with less detail.
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The image shows two hats. One is a dark-colored bonnet with long ribbon ties on the left side, and the other is a lighter bonnet on the right side. The color palette includes dark grey, black, and light grey on a pale background. The larger bonnet is in the center of the left, with ribbons flowing downward, while the smaller bonnet is positioned slightly lower and to the right, with less detail.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bonnet

Dorothy M. Gerhard

Date
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 29.9 x 23.3 cm (11 3/4 x 9 3/16 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.1321
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: Dorothy M. Gerhard

NGA object ID 13530. 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.