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Woman's Spur

c. 1940

Ethel Dougan

Associated Names

Ethel Dougan

Artist, American, 1898 - 1976

The image displays a large spur with a broad leather strap and a metallic rowel with a star-shaped pattern. The leather strap is adorned with colorful floral and geometric patterns in shades of brown, red, and green. The spur is positioned diagonally in the center of the image against a plain background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 27.9 x 33.4 cm (11 x 13 1/8 in.)
Original IAD Object: 8" long
Accession Number

1943.8.1882

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: Ethel Dougan

Wikidata ID

Q64559979

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