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The image depicts a colorful, symmetrical arrangement of floral and ornamental motifs surrounding text. Three large stylized flowers are placed above a central red urn. Below, a circular arrangement encloses an area of text, with additional floral elements and ornate designs surrounding the text in smaller sections. The color palette includes red, green, yellow, blue, and orange. The composition showcases the large flowers and urn at the top, with the centered text below, bordered by decorative foliage and florals at the bottom.
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The image depicts a colorful, symmetrical arrangement of floral and ornamental motifs surrounding text. Three large stylized flowers are placed above a central red urn. Below, a circular arrangement encloses an area of text, with additional floral elements and ornate designs surrounding the text in smaller sections. The color palette includes red, green, yellow, blue, and orange. The composition showcases the large flowers and urn at the top, with the centered text below, bordered by decorative foliage and florals at the bottom.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Baptismal Certificate

Ralph Atkinson

Date
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 41.2 x 33.6 cm (16 1/4 x 13 1/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 18" long
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.17944
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American

NGA object ID 30033. 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.