Pa. German Box

c. 1941

Ethelbert Brown

Associated Names
Ethelbert Brown

Artist, American, c. 1870 - 1941

The image shows a rectangular box with ornate decorative patterns, such as arches on the top surface and floral motifs along the sides. The color palette includes browns, blues, reds, yellows, and greens. The box is positioned centrally in the image, slightly elevated to display the top and two sides, with its base parallel to the bottom edge of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 36.8 x 52 cm (14 1/2 x 20 1/2 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 9" long; 5 1/2" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.3753

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 712, no. 2607.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Ethelbert Brown

Wikidata ID

Q64560014

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