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Flat Iron Holder

c. 1938

Filippo Porreca

Associated Names

Filippo Porreca

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a trivet with a heart-shaped handle in three views: isometric at the bottom right, top-down at the upper left, and side view in the center. The trivet is gray with shaded areas for depth on an off-white background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

sheet: 22.5 × 28.8 cm (8 7/8 × 11 5/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: 9 3/8" long; 3/4" high
Accession Number

1943.8.3637

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lowr left in graphite: F. PORRECA

Wikidata ID

Q64561509

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