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Snuff Box

c. 1936

Madeline Arnold, after Paul Revere

Associated Names

Madeline Arnold

Artist, American, 1915 - 2005

The image shows a circular gold medal and its lid. The medal has an engraved label on its face. The matching lid is also gold. The color palette is mainly gold with shadows of brown. Both objects are placed against a plain background with a thin border framing the image.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 29.1 x 22.8 cm (11 7/16 x 9 in.)
Original IAD Object: 2 3/4" wide; 3/8" deep
Accession Number

1943.8.7892

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: M. ARNOLD

Wikidata ID

Q64594560

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