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The image shows a beaded bag with a large floral design of roses and greenery. The color palette includes pink, red, green, yellow, blue, and white against a blue and maroon background. The top of the bag is gathered with a ruffled red fabric, with the ruffles positioned at the top, creating a vertical orientation.
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The image shows a beaded bag with a large floral design of roses and greenery. The color palette includes pink, red, green, yellow, blue, and white against a blue and maroon background. The top of the bag is gathered with a ruffled red fabric, with the ruffles positioned at the top, creating a vertical orientation.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Beaded Bag

Ralph Atkinson

Date
c. 1938
Medium
watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 26.5 x 22.2 cm (10 7/16 x 8 3/4 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.2199
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Pittsburgh
  • American
Inscription

lower right in watercolor: R A E / 4 38

NGA object ID 14408. 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.