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The image displays two elongated shapes with looped ends that pivot towards each other, creating a mirrored pairing along a central vertical axis. One shape features lace-like patterns separated from the smoother area of the other shape. The composition evokes the appearance of antique shears or ornamental handles set against a plain backdrop.
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The image displays two elongated shapes with looped ends that pivot towards each other, creating a mirrored pairing along a central vertical axis. One shape features lace-like patterns separated from the smoother area of the other shape. The composition evokes the appearance of antique shears or ornamental handles set against a plain backdrop.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

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Hazel Sheckler and A. Regli

Date
c. 1940
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper
Dimensions
overall: 35.7 x 28 cm (14 1/16 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: 6" wide; 6 3/4" long
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.14608
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • Canyon City
Inscription

lower right in watercolor: Hazel M. Sheckler.

NGA object ID 26699. 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.