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Shaker Comb for Grass Seed

c. 1941

Elbert S. Mowery

Associated Names

Elbert S. Mowery

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a wooden comb with closely spaced teeth at the top and a metal strip with fasteners across its midsection. The color palette includes natural wood tones and muted gray metal on a light beige background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 26.8 x 35.2 cm (10 9/16 x 13 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.13702

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

2015

Doss, Erika, Jerrold Hirsch, and Jean M. Burks. Kentucky by Design: The Decorative Arts and American Culture. Exh. cat. Frazier History Museum, Louisville, 2016: 108-110, no. 18, fig. 80.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Elbert S. Mowery.

Wikidata ID

Q64558106

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