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The image features a large oval box covered in a floral pattern with colors of blue, pink, and brown, as well as hints of white and green. The box is centered in the image and slightly tilted, showing the top and side with the detailed floral design.
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The image features a large oval box covered in a floral pattern with colors of blue, pink, and brown, as well as hints of white and green. The box is centered in the image and slightly tilted, showing the top and side with the detailed floral design.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bandbox

Gilbert Sackerman

Date
c. 1938
Medium
watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 22.1 x 28.9 cm (8 11/16 x 11 3/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 4 1/4" high; 9" long; 5 1/2" wide
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.8408
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Pennsylvania
  • American
Inscription

lower right in graphite: Gilbert Sackerman

NGA object ID 20605. 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.