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The image displays a wooden wheel with a metal framework and small bell-like objects attached to its perimeter, mounted on a wooden stand. The color palette consists of mostly brown, beige, and metallic gray tones. The object is centered against a light-colored background, with a signature located below and slightly to the right of the wheel's base.
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The image displays a wooden wheel with a metal framework and small bell-like objects attached to its perimeter, mounted on a wooden stand. The color palette consists of mostly brown, beige, and metallic gray tones. The object is centered against a light-colored background, with a signature located below and slightly to the right of the wheel's base.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Altar Chimes on Wheel

Cornelius Christoffels

Date
1941
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 35.7 x 26.6 cm (14 1/16 x 10 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: none given
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.6704
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • San Juan Capistrano
  • Spanish Southwest
Inscription

lower center in black ink: C.Christoffels.

NGA object ID 18904. 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.