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The image depicts an octagonal box with floral patterns. The color palette includes soft pinks, greens, and creams, with intricate designs and floral arrangements on each panel of the box. The box is positioned centrally in the image, showing three sides and the top, with the top facing slightly towards the viewer. Each visible side features a similar floral motif, bordered by a pink trim.
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The image depicts an octagonal box with floral patterns. The color palette includes soft pinks, greens, and creams, with intricate designs and floral arrangements on each panel of the box. The box is positioned centrally in the image, showing three sides and the top, with the top facing slightly towards the viewer. Each visible side features a similar floral motif, bordered by a pink trim.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bandbox

Gilbert Sackerman

Date
c. 1939
Medium
watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 36.9 x 45.8 cm (14 1/2 x 18 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: Harriet Bryant 2 West 47th Street, New York, NY (1939)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.8431
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 graphite: Gilbert Sackerman

NGA object ID 20628. 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.