The image shows a wooden spoon with a long handle and a rounded bowl at the end. The spoon has a natural wood color with visible grain patterns, and there is a dark wrap around the handle near the bowl. The background is a pale, light cream color. The spoon is positioned vertically in the center of the image.
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The image shows a wooden spoon with a long handle and a rounded bowl at the end. The spoon has a natural wood color with visible grain patterns, and there is a dark wrap around the handle near the bowl. The background is a pale, light cream color. The spoon is positioned vertically in the center of the image.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Baker's Mixing Spoon

Paul Poffinbarger

Date
c. 1939
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 40.9 x 21.7 cm (16 1/8 x 8 9/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 18" long, 2 13/16" wide
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.8168
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W

Subjects and terms

  • Amana
  • American

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