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The image contains a wooden box featuring a carved geometric design and a ship painting inside. The box is rectangular with star-shaped carvings on the closed lid. The color palette includes varying shades of brown, white, and blue. The box is displayed open, revealing the ship painting on the inner lid, with the lid shown separately below it.
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The image contains a wooden box featuring a carved geometric design and a ship painting inside. The box is rectangular with star-shaped carvings on the closed lid. The color palette includes varying shades of brown, white, and blue. The box is displayed open, revealing the ship painting on the inner lid, with the lid shown separately below it.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bishop Hill: Salt Box

Adele Brooks

Date
c. 1938
Medium
watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 47.8 x 38.7 cm (18 13/16 x 15 1/4 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.3902
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Bishop Hill
  • American
Inscription

lower right in watercolor: Adele Brooks.

NGA object ID 16106. 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.