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The image displays a tall, wooden barometer. The barometer has a slender design with a top section containing a glass-covered dial, and a long narrow section below it housing a glass tube. The color palette consists of shades of brown from the wood and clear reflective surfaces of the glass components. The barometer is positioned vertically in the center of the image, with its base at the bottom and its ornate top at the top of the frame.
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The image displays a tall, wooden barometer. The barometer has a slender design with a top section containing a glass-covered dial, and a long narrow section below it housing a glass tube. The color palette consists of shades of brown from the wood and clear reflective surfaces of the glass components. The barometer is positioned vertically in the center of the image, with its base at the bottom and its ornate top at the top of the frame.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Barometer

William Spiecker

Date
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor, graphite, pen and ink, and colored pencil on paper
Dimensions
overall: 54.9 x 38.9 cm (21 5/8 x 15 5/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 38" high; 4 1/2" wide; 2 5/8" deep
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.8611
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • Peterboro
Inscription

lower left in watercolor: WILLIAM SPIECKER

NGA object ID 20808. 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.