Sewing Machine

c. 1940

John H. Tercuzzi

Associated Names
John H. Tercuzzi

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows an old-fashioned sewing machine with a large hand wheel on the right side and a spool of thread above the machine. The color palette includes dark tones with black and metallic shades, accented by intricate yellow and red painted details on the body of the machine. The sewing machine is angled towards the left, with the wheel and the wooden handle prominently displayed on the right. The spool of thread is positioned at the top center, and the flat working surface extends to the left.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 36.3 x 40.6 cm (14 5/16 x 16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 10 3/8" high; 5 7/8" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.13497

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 565, no. 2079.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: John. H. Tercuzzi.

Wikidata ID

Q64582735

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