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The image shows a large chalice-shaped object with a round base and a patterned surface, topped with a flat, partially open lid. The object is primarily brown with hints of green, set against a white or light gray background. The lid is slightly open, revealing a dark interior.
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The image shows a large chalice-shaped object with a round base and a patterned surface, topped with a flat, partially open lid. The object is primarily brown with hints of green, set against a white or light gray background. The lid is slightly open, revealing a dark interior.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Baptismal Font

Raymond E. Noble and Gerald Transpota

Date
c. 1940
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 35.9 x 26.8 cm (14 1/8 x 10 9/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 30" high; 30" wide
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.17276
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • San Juan Capistrano
Inscription

lower right in watercolor: GTRANSPOTA / R.E. NOBLE

NGA object ID 29367. 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.