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The image contains a blue-green bottle with a short neck and wide cylindrical body, embossed with the word "TREAT ON" near the top. The color palette is minimal, dominated by the blue-green of the glass with shading in black and white to suggest depth and light reflection, set against a pale background. The bottle is positioned centrally within the frame, slightly tilted to the right, creating a three-dimensional effect, while the background remains plain.
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The image contains a blue-green bottle with a short neck and wide cylindrical body, embossed with the word "TREAT ON" near the top. The color palette is minimal, dominated by the blue-green of the glass with shading in black and white to suggest depth and light reflection, set against a pale background. The bottle is positioned centrally within the frame, slightly tilted to the right, creating a three-dimensional effect, while the background remains plain.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Blown Glass - Bottle

John Fisk

Date
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 30.7 x 23 cm (12 1/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.17674
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
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Subjects and terms

  • American
Inscription

lower right in graphite: JOHN FISK.

NGA object ID 29763. 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.