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The image shows a drawing of an ornate wand or scepter with intricate metalwork and a spherical central element surrounded by smaller spheres. The color palette includes soft grays, silvers, and hints of blue, indicating metallic and glass-like textures. The object is situated in the center on a plain white background, with the upper part tilted to the left and the handle extending towards the bottom right corner.
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The image shows a drawing of an ornate wand or scepter with intricate metalwork and a spherical central element surrounded by smaller spheres. The color palette includes soft grays, silvers, and hints of blue, indicating metallic and glass-like textures. The object is situated in the center on a plain white background, with the upper part tilted to the left and the handle extending towards the bottom right corner.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Baby's Rattle

Columbus Simpson

Date
1935/1942
Medium
graphite and gouache on paper
Dimensions
overall: 28 x 22.9 cm (11 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 6 1/2" long; 1" wide
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.15329
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
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lower right in graphite: Columbus Simpson

NGA object ID 27420. 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.