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The image depicts a drawstring bag with a floral design featuring large flowers and a bird in the center. The bag's upper edge is tied with a blue ribbon. The color palette includes blue, green, yellow, pink, red, and white. The bag is positioned centrally with its upper part gathered by the drawstring, while the ornamental design spreads broadly across the entire front surface.
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The image depicts a drawstring bag with a floral design featuring large flowers and a bird in the center. The bag's upper edge is tied with a blue ribbon. The color palette includes blue, green, yellow, pink, red, and white. The bag is positioned centrally with its upper part gathered by the drawstring, while the ornamental design spreads broadly across the entire front surface.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bag

Cornelius Christoffels

Date
c. 1940
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 35.6 x 24.5 cm (14 x 9 5/8 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.2135
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • New York
  • American
Inscription

lower right in black ink: C. Christoffels.

NGA object ID 14344. 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.