The image shows two objects. The left object features a rounded corner design with the text "G. SANFORD, NEW HAVEN, CONN" and an illustration of a man in a hat near trees. The right object displays a cylindrical object illustrated with a regal woman in a chariot drawn by two horses, surrounded by trees. The color palette includes pastel browns, yellows, and muted greens, with soft reds and pinks in the illustrations. Positioned to the left is the flattened paper depicting the man, while the cylindrical object with the woman in a chariot stands upright on the right.
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The image shows two objects. The left object features a rounded corner design with the text "G. SANFORD, NEW HAVEN, CONN" and an illustration of a man in a hat near trees. The right object displays a cylindrical object illustrated with a regal woman in a chariot drawn by two horses, surrounded by trees. The color palette includes pastel browns, yellows, and muted greens, with soft reds and pinks in the illustrations. Positioned to the left is the flattened paper depicting the man, while the cylindrical object with the woman in a chariot stands upright on the right.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bandbox

Harold Merriam

Date
1940
Medium
watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 54.5 x 69.9 cm (21 7/16 x 27 1/2 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.8388
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W

Subjects and terms

  • American
Inscription

lower right in ink: HAROLD.MERRI (cut off) / 40

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