Barometer

c. 1937

William Spiecker

Associated Names
William Spiecker

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image displays a tall, wooden barometer. The barometer has a slender design with a top section containing a glass-covered dial, and a long narrow section below it housing a glass tube. The color palette consists of shades of brown from the wood and clear reflective surfaces of the glass components. The barometer is positioned vertically in the center of the image, with its base at the bottom and its ornate top at the top of the frame.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, pen and ink, and colored pencil on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 54.9 x 38.9 cm (21 5/8 x 15 5/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 38" high; 4 1/2" wide; 2 5/8" deep

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8611

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in watercolor: WILLIAM SPIECKER

Wikidata ID

Q64639529

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