The image displays an oval-shaped decorative box with a floral pattern. The box is primarily light blue with intricate designs featuring white, teal, and hints of pink accents. The box has a blue lid and is centrally positioned in the image, viewed at an angle, with its side facing forward and its top slightly visible.
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The image displays an oval-shaped decorative box with a floral pattern. The box is primarily light blue with intricate designs featuring white, teal, and hints of pink accents. The box has a blue lid and is centrally positioned in the image, viewed at an angle, with its side facing forward and its top slightly visible.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bandbox

Gilbert Sackerman

Date
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 22.4 x 30.2 cm (8 13/16 x 11 7/8 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.8418
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W

Subjects and terms

  • American
Inscription

lower right in graphite: Gilbert Sackerman

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