The image features a bronze or brass bell within a wrought iron frame. The bell has a golden-brown hue, while the frame is dark gray with hints of rust. The bell is centrally placed within the frame, which has a symmetrical design with rounded tips at the top and bottom. The image has a plain background, emphasizing the bell and frame.
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The image features a bronze or brass bell within a wrought iron frame. The bell has a golden-brown hue, while the frame is dark gray with hints of rust. The bell is centrally placed within the frame, which has a symmetrical design with rounded tips at the top and bottom. The image has a plain background, emphasizing the bell and frame.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bell (From a Locomotive)

Harry Mann Waddell

Date
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 35.5 x 27.8 cm (14 x 10 15/16 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.8671
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W

Subjects and terms

  • American
Inscription

lower right in watercolor: HARRY MANN WADDELL

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