Apple Peeler

c. 1939

Henrietta S. Hukill

Associated Names
Henrietta S. Hukill

Artist, American, 1902 - 1951

The image displays a wooden hand-cranked device with multiple components, including gears and levers, mounted on an oval wooden base. The color palette consists primarily of various shades of brown and beige. The device is positioned centrally on the base against a plain, neutral background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, colored pencil, and goauche on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 26.5 x 35.7 cm (10 7/16 x 14 1/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: base: 22" long; 7" wide; uprights: 4 1/2" high; Turning arm: 8" long; cutting arm: 9" long

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.11154

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1950

  • Christensen, Erwin O., The Index of American Design, New York: 1950, p. 160, no. 313.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: DEL.390-1 HENRIETTA HUKILL

Wikidata ID

Q64573697

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