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The image shows a metallic bit used as horse tack against a plain backdrop. The color palette includes warm browns with subtle shading on a cream-colored background. The bit is positioned horizontally in the center, showcasing its loops and elongated central piece. The artist's name and date "HAROLD E. BALLIN 1940" are inscribed near the bottom right corner.
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The image shows a metallic bit used as horse tack against a plain backdrop. The color palette includes warm browns with subtle shading on a cream-colored background. The bit is positioned horizontally in the center, showcasing its loops and elongated central piece. The artist's name and date "HAROLD E. BALLIN 1940" are inscribed near the bottom right corner.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

"Jay Eye See" Driving Bit

Harold Ballerd

Date
1940
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 26.7 x 35.8 cm (10 1/2 x 14 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: ends: 3 1/2" high; 2 1/4" wide; bit bars: 5 1/2" long; rein rings: 1 1/4" in diameter
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.9003
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Racine
  • American
Inscription

lower right in graphite: HAROLD E. BALLERD / 1940.

NGA object ID 21200. 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.