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This is a drawing of a decorative pattern design with floral motifs. The illustration features a horizontal band of diamond shapes, each enclosing baskets filled with colorful flowers and foliage. The background colors alternate between cream yellow and muted orange, and the area outside the diamonds has vertical red and white stripes. The design is bordered by a soft orange band.
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This is a drawing of a decorative pattern design with floral motifs. The illustration features a horizontal band of diamond shapes, each enclosing baskets filled with colorful flowers and foliage. The background colors alternate between cream yellow and muted orange, and the area outside the diamonds has vertical red and white stripes. The design is bordered by a soft orange band.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Antependium of Altar

Edward Jewett

Date
1937
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 28.2 x 35.5 cm (11 1/8 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: Approx. 6' x 2'1"
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.6583
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Solvang
  • American
  • Spanish Southwest
  • Southwest
  • architecture
  • Antependium
Inscription

lower right in watercolor: EDWARD T.JEWETT

NGA object ID 18783. 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.