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Farm Lantern

c. 1940

Richard Taylor

Associated Names

Richard Taylor

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a large vintage lantern with a metal frame and glass panels. The lantern has an ornate handle and crisscrossed metal supports on the glass. The color palette includes rust-colored browns, metallic shades, and clear glass panels. The lantern is positioned centrally in the image, slightly angled to the left.

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Artwork overview

Medium

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

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 35.6 x 24.9 cm (14 x 9 13/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: 12" high; 7" wide
Accession Number

1943.8.12320

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 327, pl. 1111.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: Richard Taylor

Wikidata ID

Q64628578

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