Dough Trough

c. 1940

M. Rosenshield-von-Paulin

Associated Names
M. Rosenshield-von-Paulin

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a wooden box with painted floral designs on its sides. The floral designs include black vases with red and pink flowers and green leaves, all set within arch-shaped frames. The color palette consists of natural wood tones, with additional red, pink, green, and black colors in the painted designs against a light tan background. The box is displayed horizontally, showing its top and side, with the painted side facing the viewer.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28 x 42.3 cm (11 x 16 5/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 10 1/4" high; 28 1/2" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.12967

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2002

  • Drawing on America's Past: Folk Art, Modernism, and the Index of American Design, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002-2003, no. 30, as Dough Trough.

Bibliography

1950

  • Christensen, Erwin O., The Index of American Design, New York: 1950, p. 5, no. 7.

2002

  • Drawing on America's Past: Folk Art, Modernism, and the Index of American Design. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002-2003: no. 30.

Inscriptions

lower left in watercolor: M. Rosenshield von-Paulin.

Wikidata ID

Q64594496

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