Flat Iron Holder

c. 1938

Gordon Sanborn

Associated Names
Gordon Sanborn

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a large circular trivet with a pentagram design in the center and a handle. It is displayed in a three-dimensional view on the lower right. The trivet is mostly black with shades of gray. There is a smaller, top-down sketch of the trivet in the upper left corner and a side view showing its thickness in the middle left. A small scale measurement is visible near the bottom center. The objects are placed on a plain, beige background, with the trivet's handle pointing to the left.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 22.5 × 29 cm (8 7/8 × 11 7/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 5 1/4" in diameter

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.3674


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: G.P. SANBORN

Wikidata ID

Q64572639

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