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Sewing Machine

c. 1940

Paul Poffinbarger

Associated Names

Paul Poffinbarger

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image displays an antique sewing machine with a large wheel and intricate metal components. The color palette consists of brown, black, gold, pale green, and floral patterns. The sewing machine is positioned centrally, with the wheel facing the right and the needle arm extending towards the top left.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 35.7 x 40.7 cm (14 1/16 x 16 in.)
Original IAD Object: 3 1/2" in diameter
Accession Number

1943.8.13495

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 565, no. 2078.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: P. POFFINBARGER

Wikidata ID

Q64619115

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