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The image displays a central basket filled with pink and red flowers and green leaves, surrounded by an ornate, symmetrical pattern. The design includes intricate brown scrollwork and flourishes on a light background, with a vertical decorative band on the right side.
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The image displays a central basket filled with pink and red flowers and green leaves, surrounded by an ornate, symmetrical pattern. The design includes intricate brown scrollwork and flourishes on a light background, with a vertical decorative band on the right side.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bandbox (Wall Paper)

Gilbert Sackerman

Date
c. 1939
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 28.9 x 22.8 cm (11 3/8 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 15 1/4" long; 14" wide
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.15999
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
Inscription

lower right in graphite: Ruelos

NGA object ID 28090. 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.