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The image shows an ornate wooden lyre-shaped stand with a decorative vase at its center. The vase features a detailed illustration of a person in a blue outfit. The color palette includes rich browns for the wood, a mix of blue, brown, and cream tones for the illustration on the vase, set against a soft off-white background. The lyre-shaped stand and vase are positioned in the center of the image.
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The image shows an ornate wooden lyre-shaped stand with a decorative vase at its center. The vase features a detailed illustration of a person in a blue outfit. The color palette includes rich browns for the wood, a mix of blue, brown, and cream tones for the illustration on the vase, set against a soft off-white background. The lyre-shaped stand and vase are positioned in the center of the image.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bootjack

Hardin Walsh

Date
c. 1938
Medium
watercolor and gouache on paper
Dimensions
overall: 45.7 x 35.8 cm (18 x 14 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 36" high; 16" wide; foot rest: 21" long
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.2025
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • St. Louis
  • American
  • Victorian
Inscription

lower right in watercolor: HARDIN D. WALSH

NGA object ID 14234. 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.