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The image shows a basket with a handle and a lid. Both are accented with a deep red color on an ivory base and decorated with intricate red floral patterns and line details. The lid is shown from a top view, and the basket with its handle is depicted from a front perspective.
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The image shows a basket with a handle and a lid. Both are accented with a deep red color on an ivory base and decorated with intricate red floral patterns and line details. The lid is shown from a top view, and the basket with its handle is depicted from a front perspective.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Basket

Gertrude Lemberg

Date
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 28.8 x 22.9 cm (11 5/16 x 9 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.10720
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • Sandwich
Inscription

lower right in graphite: G. LEMBERG

NGA object ID 22815. 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.