Cradle

c. 1938

Edna C. Rex

Associated Names
Edna Crenshaw Rex

Artist, American, 1893 - 1972

The image features a brown wooden cradle in detailed side profile. Two smaller technical sketches labeled "HEAD BOARD" and "FOOT END SECTION" are positioned above and below the cradle. The color palette consists of earthy and neutral tones, with variations of brown and light grayish tones. The cradle is placed centrally with the headboard to the right, while the sketches are in the top left and bottom left corners.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and some heightening on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 23.1 x 28 cm (9 1/8 x 11 in.)
    Original IAD Object: Base: 37"x13"; foot: 16 x 14 1/2"; Head: 18x22. Rockers 24"

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.4917

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

upper left verso in black ink: Artist - Rex, Edna

Wikidata ID

Q64556875

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