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The image features three wooden objects - two large carved wooden pieces resembling club or mallet heads, a small angled wooden block in the top left corner, and a long curved wooden piece with facets and contours in the center. Another large elongated piece with a flatter surface and broader end is positioned below the central piece. Text on the image indicates the measurements of the largest piece and the name Wellington Blewett is visible in the lower right corner.
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The image features three wooden objects - two large carved wooden pieces resembling club or mallet heads, a small angled wooden block in the top left corner, and a long curved wooden piece with facets and contours in the center. Another large elongated piece with a flatter surface and broader end is positioned below the central piece. Text on the image indicates the measurements of the largest piece and the name Wellington Blewett is visible in the lower right corner.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bishop Hill: Washing Flail

Wellington Blewett

Date
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper
Dimensions
overall: 30.4 x 24 cm (11 15/16 x 9 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 22 1/2" long; 5" wide; 2" deep
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.3913
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 ink: Exact Length 15 3/4" / Approximate Width 4" / WELLINGTON BLEWETT

NGA object ID 16117. 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.