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The image shows a ceramic bottle with a narrow neck and a bulbous body, decorated with geometric patterns and textures. The color scheme is mainly brown and green. The bottle is placed in the center against a light background.
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The image shows a ceramic bottle with a narrow neck and a bulbous body, decorated with geometric patterns and textures. The color scheme is mainly brown and green. The bottle is placed in the center against a light background.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bottle

Van Silvay

Date
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 35.9 x 27.7 cm (14 1/8 x 10 7/8 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.16518
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • Vernon
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lower right in graphite: VAN SILVAY

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