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Flat Iron Holder

c. 1938

Filippo Porreca

Associated Names

Filippo Porreca

Artist, American, active c. 1935

This is a drawing of an ornate metal trivet. The drawing depicts a decorative trivet with intricate scrollwork and a teardrop shape, including circular and looped patterns throughout its design. The drawing includes a side view and a top-down schematic of the trivet, with scale measurements for reference.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

sheet: 22.2 × 28.8 cm (8 3/4 × 11 5/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.3661

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Filippo Porreca

Wikidata ID

Q64561510

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