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The image shows a large, cylindrical box with an ornate pattern in shades of gold, red, green, and blue. The color scheme includes creams, beiges, pastel pinks, blues, and antique gold tones. The box is placed on a flat surface, with its top and sides decorated with floral motifs, including roses and scrolls. The top of the box is slightly rounded, and a red and gold trim encircles the upper edge.
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The image shows a large, cylindrical box with an ornate pattern in shades of gold, red, green, and blue. The color scheme includes creams, beiges, pastel pinks, blues, and antique gold tones. The box is placed on a flat surface, with its top and sides decorated with floral motifs, including roses and scrolls. The top of the box is slightly rounded, and a red and gold trim encircles the upper edge.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bandbox

Lee Hager

Date
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and gold ink on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 22.7 x 29.2 cm (8 15/16 x 11 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 9" high; 13" wide
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.7941
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
Inscription

lower left in graphite: Hager

NGA object ID 20139. 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.