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The image shows a detailed illustration of a wooden turning device with vertical wooden dowels on a rectangular wooden base. The colors used are shades of brown with variations implying wood grain and texture. The largest wheel is at the center, surrounded by smaller components secured to the base. A hand crank is visible on the left, extending from one of the dowels. The base is angled, with the right side slightly elevated.
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The image shows a detailed illustration of a wooden turning device with vertical wooden dowels on a rectangular wooden base. The colors used are shades of brown with variations implying wood grain and texture. The largest wheel is at the center, surrounded by smaller components secured to the base. A hand crank is visible on the left, extending from one of the dowels. The base is angled, with the right side slightly elevated.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Apple Peeler

Samuel W. Ford

Date
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 22.4 x 30.5 cm (8 13/16 x 12 in.) Original IAD Object: overall: 7 1/2" high; 30" long; cutting arm: 10" long; turning arm: 7" long; posts: 6" high; large pulley: 8" in diameter; 1 1/8" thick; small pulley: 3" in diameter; 1" thick
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.8351
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Wilmington
  • American
Inscription

lower right in watercolor: SAM W. FORD Del. 390-1

NGA object ID 20549. 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.