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The image features a central intricate pattern of cross-stitched squares forming an abstract composition with various angular shapes and curving lines. Within the square is an abstract bird surrounded by abstract renditions of flora, including twisting green lines resembling plant stems and leaves, and red and pink shapes resembling flowers. The overall effect is reminiscent of a textile.
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The image features a central intricate pattern of cross-stitched squares forming an abstract composition with various angular shapes and curving lines. Within the square is an abstract bird surrounded by abstract renditions of flora, including twisting green lines resembling plant stems and leaves, and red and pink shapes resembling flowers. The overall effect is reminiscent of a textile.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Beaded Purse

Cornelius Christoffels

Date
c. 1938
Medium
watercolor and gouache on paper
Dimensions
overall: 35.6 x 26.6 cm (14 x 10 1/2 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.2117
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • Coronel Rancho
Inscription

lower right in blsck ink: C. Christoffels.

NGA object ID 14326. 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.