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The image displays a wooden hand-cranked device with multiple components, including gears and levers, mounted on an oval wooden base. The color palette consists primarily of various shades of brown and beige. The device is positioned centrally on the base against a plain, neutral background.
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The image displays a wooden hand-cranked device with multiple components, including gears and levers, mounted on an oval wooden base. The color palette consists primarily of various shades of brown and beige. The device is positioned centrally on the base against a plain, neutral background.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Apple Peeler

Henrietta S. Hukill

Date
c. 1939
Medium
watercolor, graphite, colored pencil, and goauche on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 26.5 x 35.7 cm (10 7/16 x 14 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: base: 22" long; 7" wide; uprights: 4 1/2" high; Turning arm: 8" long; cutting arm: 9" long
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.11154
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Delaware
  • American
Inscription

lower right in watercolor: DEL.390-1 HENRIETTA HUKILL

NGA object ID 23249. 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.