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Hat

c. 1936

Hedwig Emanuel

Associated Names

Hedwig Emanuel

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image displays a decorative ruffled black accessory with intricate detailing and sewn embellishments on the upper portion of the page. The color palette is predominantly black with hints of silver from the embellishments. Below the accessory, there are two smaller line-drawn sketches of circular shapes positioned vertically in the lower half of the image.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 27.3 x 23.2 cm (10 3/4 x 9 1/8 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.1128

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q64573381

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