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The image features a detailed illustration of a metal oil lamp with a spout and a curved handle, suspended by an ornate hook. The color palette is earthy tones of gray and brown with shadowing for depth. The lamp is centrally positioned, hanging vertically from the hook slightly left of center. In the background, on either side of the lamp, there are two schematic drawings: one side view with the hook and another top-down view, each enclosed within a square, framing the main illustration in the upper portion of the composition.
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The image features a detailed illustration of a metal oil lamp with a spout and a curved handle, suspended by an ornate hook. The color palette is earthy tones of gray and brown with shadowing for depth. The lamp is centrally positioned, hanging vertically from the hook slightly left of center. In the background, on either side of the lamp, there are two schematic drawings: one side view with the hook and another top-down view, each enclosed within a square, framing the main illustration in the upper portion of the composition.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Betty Lamp

Gilbert Boese

Date
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper
Dimensions
overall: 30.7 x 22.8 cm (12 1/16 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 7 7/8" high, 4: long; 2 1/2" wide
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.12356
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
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  • American

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