The image shows a small wooden stand with various wooden objects attached. The stand includes two turned wooden supports on a base and a fork-like tool with a handle. The color palette is warm, consisting of natural wood tones from light to dark brown. The stand is positioned horizontally across the lower half of the image, with the objects arranged symmetrically on the base in the foreground.
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The image shows a small wooden stand with various wooden objects attached. The stand includes two turned wooden supports on a base and a fork-like tool with a handle. The color palette is warm, consisting of natural wood tones from light to dark brown. The stand is positioned horizontally across the lower half of the image, with the objects arranged symmetrically on the base in the foreground.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Apple Parer

Regina Henderer

Date
c. 1939
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 22 x 29.9 cm (8 11/16 x 11 3/4 in.) Original IAD Object: overall: 7" high; 14" long; uprights: 6" high; turning arm: 10 1/2" long
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.8352
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W

Subjects and terms

  • Delaware
  • American
Inscription

lower right in watercolor: REGINA HENDERER DEL.390-1

NGA object ID 20550. 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.