The image shows a beige shoulder bag with a flap and a long strap. The color palette includes shades of beige, brown, and hints of tan. The bag is centrally located in the composition, with its strap draped upwards and to the right.
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The image shows a beige shoulder bag with a flap and a long strap. The color palette includes shades of beige, brown, and hints of tan. The bag is centrally located in the composition, with its strap draped upwards and to the right.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Ammunition Bag

Ethel Dougan

Date
1938
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 35.6 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: bag: 8 1/4" long, 7" wide; strap: 46" long, 1 3/4" wide
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.8179
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W

Subjects and terms

  • Sonoma
  • American
Inscription

lower right in ink: Ethel Dougan -1938-

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