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The image shows a hand-held tool with a wooden handle and a metal wheel. The color palette consists of earthy tones, mainly browns and metallic grays. The tool is positioned centrally against a plain, light background and is angled slightly to the right.
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The image shows a hand-held tool with a wooden handle and a metal wheel. The color palette consists of earthy tones, mainly browns and metallic grays. The tool is positioned centrally against a plain, light background and is angled slightly to the right.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Blacksmith's Measuring Wheel

Edward L. Loper

Date
c. 1939
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 28 x 22.2 cm (11 x 8 3/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 12" high; wheel: 4 1/2" in diameter; handle: 6" long
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.8729
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 watercolor: Edward Loper Del. 526-1

NGA object ID 20926. 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.