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The image shows a traditional horse-drawn carriage with large red spoked wheels, a detailed body with a green cushioned seat and ornamented backrest. The color palette includes reds, greens, browns, and hints of yellow from the canopy fringe. The carriage is centered, facing right, showcasing its wheeled base, seat, and symmetrical roof supported by decorative rods.
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The image shows a traditional horse-drawn carriage with large red spoked wheels, a detailed body with a green cushioned seat and ornamented backrest. The color palette includes reds, greens, browns, and hints of yellow from the canopy fringe. The carriage is centered, facing right, showcasing its wheeled base, seat, and symmetrical roof supported by decorative rods.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Baby Carriage

Ernest A. Towers, Jr.

Date
c. 1927
Medium
watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 30.7 x 30.6 cm (12 1/16 x 12 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 57" long; 56" high; rear axle: 24" long; front axle: 15" long; diameter of rear wheels: 23"; diameter of front wheels: 19"; top: 21" long; 14" wide
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.9140
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 ink: Del 390-1 Ernest A. Towers Jr.

NGA object ID 21337. 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.