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Shaker Spool Rack and Spools

c. 1939

Orville Cline

Associated Names

Orville Cline

Artist, American, 1910 - 1998

The image shows a tiered wooden spool holder with various spools of thread in different colors and plain colors. The color palette consists of wood browns, red, white, and gray thread. The spool holder is positioned in the center against a plain, off-white background, slightly rotated to the left, displaying spools at different heights and angles.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 30.5 x 23.7 cm (12 x 9 5/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.13660

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: Orville Cline

Wikidata ID

Q64618671

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