The image shows a brass bell supported by a geometric frame with two ornate brackets on either side. The color palette consists of metallic gold and dark browns against a pale background.
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The image shows a brass bell supported by a geometric frame with two ornate brackets on either side. The color palette consists of metallic gold and dark browns against a pale background.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bell

L. B. Hartmann

Date
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper
Dimensions
overall: 33 x 24.5 cm (13 x 9 5/8 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.8814
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W

Subjects and terms

  • American
Inscription

lower right in watercolor: L.B. HARTMANN.

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