Table Cover

1940

Edith Magnette

Associated Names
Edith Magnette

Artist, American, 1869-1947?

This is a drawing of a decorative quilt or textile design. The artwork displays a scene featuring houses, trees, and figures in flowing dresses at the edges of a rectangular border. The scene is symmetrically designed with four houses at each corner. Soft pastel colors like pink, purple, blue, and green dominate the scene. The figures hold umbrellas and there is a picket fence in the design. The design is enclosed within a light blue border, suggesting it may be intended as a decorative textile piece.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 36.9 x 58.7 cm (14 1/2 x 23 1/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 36" square

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.2575

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Edith Magnette

Wikidata ID

Q64556471

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