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The image contains an oval-shaped box. The box has a marbled brown surface on its top with the side decorated in pink with floral patterns and small yellow stars. Around the top of the box, there is a band of bright blue with yellow and green leaf-like designs. The colors in the image include pink, blue, brown, yellow, and green. The box is situated against a plain, light-colored background.
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The image contains an oval-shaped box. The box has a marbled brown surface on its top with the side decorated in pink with floral patterns and small yellow stars. Around the top of the box, there is a band of bright blue with yellow and green leaf-like designs. The colors in the image include pink, blue, brown, yellow, and green. The box is situated against a plain, light-colored background.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bandbox

Gilbert Sackerman

Date
c. 1939
Medium
watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 22.3 x 29.8 cm (8 3/4 x 11 3/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 4 1/8" high; 8 1/4" long; 6 1/4" wide
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.8407
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American

NGA object ID 20604. 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.