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The image displays a metallic object resembling a fireplace andiron with a decorative top, comprising a golden diamond shape bordered by tapering elements above and below, attached to a vertical column and three curved feet. The colors in the image include gold for the top and a darker metallic gray for the rest. A simple line drawing of the same structure is on the left. The objects are on plain, light background, with the artist's signature in the bottom right corner.
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The image displays a metallic object resembling a fireplace andiron with a decorative top, comprising a golden diamond shape bordered by tapering elements above and below, attached to a vertical column and three curved feet. The colors in the image include gold for the top and a darker metallic gray for the rest. A simple line drawing of the same structure is on the left. The objects are on plain, light background, with the artist's signature in the bottom right corner.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Andiron (one of pair)

Jack Staloff

Date
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 27.7 x 22.2 cm (10 7/8 x 8 3/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 23" high
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.8189
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • Colonial
Inscription

upper left in graphite: scale drawing and measuring scale; lower right in graphite: J. Staloff

NGA object ID 20387. 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.