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The image shows a blue textile piece with fringed edges, featuring a white cross with intricate dot patterns in the center. The color palette consists of vivid blue and stark white. The textile is positioned vertically in the center of the image, with the fringes extending slightly beyond the top and bottom edges of the artwork.
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The image shows a blue textile piece with fringed edges, featuring a white cross with intricate dot patterns in the center. The color palette consists of vivid blue and stark white. The textile is positioned vertically in the center of the image, with the fringes extending slightly beyond the top and bottom edges of the artwork.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bookmark with Design of Cardboard

Ellen Duncan

Date
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 35.5 x 25.5 cm (14 x 10 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 7 3/4" long; 3" wide
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.8748
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Oakland
  • American
Inscription

lower right in ink: ELLEN DUNCAN

NGA object ID 20945. 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.