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This is a painting of a decorative beaded pouch with colorful houses and trees. The pouch is designed with intricate beadwork featuring a scenic image of houses, each with distinct roofs in shades of red, blue, green, and yellow. The scene includes trees with green canopies and a central church-like structure with a pink steeple. A pattern of smaller beads creates a decorative border at the top of the pouch. The fabric at the top of the pouch is slightly frayed. The pouch itself is a representation of a miniature landscape.
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This is a painting of a decorative beaded pouch with colorful houses and trees. The pouch is designed with intricate beadwork featuring a scenic image of houses, each with distinct roofs in shades of red, blue, green, and yellow. The scene includes trees with green canopies and a central church-like structure with a pink steeple. A pattern of smaller beads creates a decorative border at the top of the pouch. The fabric at the top of the pouch is slightly frayed. The pouch itself is a representation of a miniature landscape.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Beaded Bag

James McLellan

Date
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor, goauche, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 35.6 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.2161
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
Inscription

lower left in graphite: James McMellan.

NGA object ID 14370. 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.