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This is a drawing of a decorative hat design. The image shows an elaborate, wide-brimmed hat with a patterned surface that features a checkerboard design of alternating colors in yellow, blue, and red. Long ribbons in similar colors cascade down from the hat. Additionally, there is a smaller sketch of the hat from the front view on the left side of the drawing.
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This is a drawing of a decorative hat design. The image shows an elaborate, wide-brimmed hat with a patterned surface that features a checkerboard design of alternating colors in yellow, blue, and red. Long ribbons in similar colors cascade down from the hat. Additionally, there is a smaller sketch of the hat from the front view on the left side of the drawing.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bonnet

Frank Nelson

Date
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 31 x 23.1 cm (12 3/16 x 9 1/8 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.3098
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: Frank Nelson

NGA object ID 15307. 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.