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There is an ornate brass andiron with intricate detailing in the center of the image. The color palette is gold, brass, gray, black, and off-white. The andiron has a rounded top, spread-out feet, and a shadow to the left. The background is light beige with a faint border line.
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There is an ornate brass andiron with intricate detailing in the center of the image. The color palette is gold, brass, gray, black, and off-white. The andiron has a rounded top, spread-out feet, and a shadow to the left. The background is light beige with a faint border line.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Andiron

Hans Korsch, after Paul Revere

Date
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
sheet: 29 × 22.3 cm (11 7/16 × 8 3/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 24 1/2" high; 20 3/8" long
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.8183
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • Colonial
Inscription

lower left in graphite: Hans Korsch

NGA object ID 20381. 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.