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There is a clear, elongated glass bottle with a narrow neck placed in the center of the frame. The bottle has a pale aqua hue with visible bubbles trapped within the glass. The background is light beige. The bottle is vertically centered in the image, with its bottom slightly above the lower edge and its top reaching close to the upper edge. Reflections on the bottle's surface emphasize its transparency and textures.
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There is a clear, elongated glass bottle with a narrow neck placed in the center of the frame. The bottle has a pale aqua hue with visible bubbles trapped within the glass. The background is light beige. The bottle is vertically centered in the image, with its bottom slightly above the lower edge and its top reaching close to the upper edge. Reflections on the bottle's surface emphasize its transparency and textures.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bottle

Paul Ward

Date
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 28 x 22.8 cm (11 x 9 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.16504
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
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Subjects and terms

  • Millville
  • American
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lower right in black ink: full size P. Ward

NGA object ID 28595. 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.