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The image shows a large, oval-shaped blue box with floral patterns as the main subject. The color palette includes soft blues, whites, pinks, and greens, which are used in the floral designs that adorn the box. The box is centered in the image, with the oval lid slightly raised, and the floral patterns spread evenly across the surface.
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The image shows a large, oval-shaped blue box with floral patterns as the main subject. The color palette includes soft blues, whites, pinks, and greens, which are used in the floral designs that adorn the box. The box is centered in the image, with the oval lid slightly raised, and the floral patterns spread evenly across the surface.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bandbox

Dorothy Dwin

Date
1940
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 30.6 x 41 cm (12 1/16 x 16 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 5 1/8" high; 12 1/2" long
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.8357
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
Inscription

lower right in watercolor: DOROTHY DWIN - 1940 -

NGA object ID 20555. 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.