Brocade Shoes

c. 1940

Jean Gordon

Associated Names
Jean Gordon

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image displays a pair of ornate shoes on a light, plain background. The shoes are green with intricate white floral patterns. Positioned on the page, the left shoe is slightly higher and tilted to the left, while the right shoe is lower and facing slightly upward and to the right. Handwritten text in the upper right corner reads "Brocade Shoe 18th Century."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29 x 22.7 cm (11 7/16 x 8 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.2680

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q64581014

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