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Spice Box

1939

Lloyd Charles Lemcke

Associated Names

Lloyd Charles Lemcke

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image displays a wooden vase with a lid against a light background. The vase is made of warm brown wood with variations in tone, highlighting the natural grain and sheen. It is placed centrally in the image, slightly to the left, and features the name "Lloyd Charles Lemcke" and the year "1939" written beneath it in delicate script.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 23 x 28 cm (9 1/16 x 11 in.)
Original IAD Object: 5 1/4" high; base: 3 7/8" in diameter; widest point: 6" in diameter
Accession Number

1943.8.8908

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: Lloyd Charles Lemcke / 1939

Wikidata ID

Q64593256

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