Shaker Laundry Basket

c. 1939

Orville A. Carroll

Associated Names
Orville A. Carroll

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a red wicker basket with two handles, positioned centrally and tilted to show its interior. The color palette consists of red and brown against a cream background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 41.9 x 35.7 cm (16 1/2 x 14 1/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 14 1/2" long; 11 1/2" wide; 7 1/4" high

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.3923

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

2015

  • Doss, Erika, Jerrold Hirsch, and Jean M. Burks. Kentucky by Design: The Decorative Arts and American Culture. Exh. cat. Frazier History Museum, Louisville, 2016: 104-105, no. 16, fig. 76.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: Orville A. Carroll

Wikidata ID

Q64618658

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