Quaker Wedding Shoes

c. 1936

Gwyneth King

Associated Names
Gwyneth King

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows two drawings of the same high-top lace-up shoe with a scalloped edge design. One drawing is a full-color rendering on the right, while the other is an outline sketch on the left. The color palette includes shades of cream, brown, and hints of blue, with subtle shading for dimension. The colored shoe is on the right, tilted slightly to the left, with the outline sketch positioned higher to the left and tilted in a similar direction.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 22.8 x 28 cm (9 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.3081

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Colonial Shoes

Wikidata ID

Q64572832

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