This is a painting of a decorative pouch. The image features an intricately designed pouch with a drawstring at the top, rendered in watercolor. The upper part of the pouch has a smooth, satin-like texture with darker tones. Below the drawstring, the pouch is adorned with a detailed pastoral scene made up of small beads or pixels. The scene depicts greenery and two figures in a natural setting, possibly under a tree with a field and clouds in the background. The bottom border of the pouch is decorated with blue flowers on a reddish-brown background. The artwork is signed by C. Chipieskoffels.
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This is a painting of a decorative pouch. The image features an intricately designed pouch with a drawstring at the top, rendered in watercolor. The upper part of the pouch has a smooth, satin-like texture with darker tones. Below the drawstring, the pouch is adorned with a detailed pastoral scene made up of small beads or pixels. The scene depicts greenery and two figures in a natural setting, possibly under a tree with a field and clouds in the background. The bottom border of the pouch is decorated with blue flowers on a reddish-brown background. The artwork is signed by C. Chipieskoffels.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Beaded Bag

Cornelius Christoffels

Date
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor and colored pencil on paper
Dimensions
overall: 35.6 x 24 cm (14 x 9 7/16 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.2133
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W

Subjects and terms

  • San Francisco
  • American
Inscription

lower right in black ink: C. Christoffels.

NGA object ID 14342. 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.