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The image shows a porcelain dish with scalloped edges and a handle in the center, decorated with floral designs in pink, purple, and blue, along with gold embellishments. The color palette includes soft pastels and gold accents on a white background. The dish is open to display its decorated interior and a side view highlights its profile and curved handle details.
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The image shows a porcelain dish with scalloped edges and a handle in the center, decorated with floral designs in pink, purple, and blue, along with gold embellishments. The color palette includes soft pastels and gold accents on a white background. The dish is open to display its decorated interior and a side view highlights its profile and curved handle details.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bowl

Geoffrey Holt

Date
probably 1937
Medium
watercolor, graphite, gouache, and pen and ink on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 35.6 x 26.8 cm (14 x 10 9/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 12 1/2" x 9 1/2" x 2"
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.7236
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Vermont
  • American
  • plant
  • Flower
Inscription

lower right in watercolor: Geoffrey Holt

NGA object ID 19434. 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.