This painting depicts a bellows with a green and brown color palette. The main body of the bellows is in the center, with handles on the left side and a metallic nozzle on the right side. The color scheme includes shades of green, brown, gold, and brass elements. The background is plain off-white paper.
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This painting depicts a bellows with a green and brown color palette. The main body of the bellows is in the center, with handles on the left side and a metallic nozzle on the right side. The color scheme includes shades of green, brown, gold, and brass elements. The background is plain off-white paper.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bellows

Florence Milto

Date
c. 1941
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 37.9 x 50.7 cm (14 15/16 x 19 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 17 1/2" long; 7 1/2" wide; 2 1/4" thick
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.8659
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W

Subjects and terms

  • American
Inscription

lower right in watercolor: FLORENCE MILTO

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