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The image shows an intricately designed hanging basket or planter as the central object. The basket is suspended with ropes adorned with beads and tassels in soft cream, brown, and golden yellow colors. The ropes extend upwards and converge at a knot tied at the top.
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The image shows an intricately designed hanging basket or planter as the central object. The basket is suspended with ropes adorned with beads and tassels in soft cream, brown, and golden yellow colors. The ropes extend upwards and converge at a knot tied at the top.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Beadwork Hanging Basket

Frank Gray

Date
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor, gouache, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 71.2 x 51.2 cm (28 1/16 x 20 3/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 26" long; 7 1/2" in diameter
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.8554
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 ink: Frank H. Gray.

NGA object ID 20751. 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.