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The image depicts a metal stand with attachments and a base, alongside technical sketches. The color palette is grayscale. The stand has a vertical orientation with a circular base at the bottom. A curved attachment extends outwards and upwards on the right side. A spiraled, wire-like element is connected at the top of the stand. Technical side and top views are shown on the left and top-left corner, with measurements in inches. "Mildred Ford" is inscribed near the bottom left corner.
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The image depicts a metal stand with attachments and a base, alongside technical sketches. The color palette is grayscale. The stand has a vertical orientation with a circular base at the bottom. A curved attachment extends outwards and upwards on the right side. A spiraled, wire-like element is connected at the top of the stand. Technical side and top views are shown on the left and top-left corner, with measurements in inches. "Mildred Ford" is inscribed near the bottom left corner.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Betty Lamp and Stamp

Mildred Ford

Date
c. 1936
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 27.9 x 23.1 cm (11 x 9 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 11 1/4" high; 6" in diameter
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.12350
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
Inscription

lower left in graphite: Mildred Ford

NGA object ID 24443. 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.