Coffee Grinder

c. 1940

Orrie McCombs

Associated Names
Orrie McCombs

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows an old wooden coffee grinder with a metal bowl and handle on top. The color palette is dominated by earthy tones, including browns and rusty reds. The coffee grinder is positioned slightly to the left and centered on a light beige background. The wooden body of the grinder extends towards the viewer, and the metallic handle arcs upward and to the right.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite and colored pencil on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 44.8 x 55.9 cm (17 5/8 x 22 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.9379

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 492, no. 1787.

Inscriptions

lower left in black ink: ORRIE McCOMBS

Wikidata ID

Q64618651

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