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Spinning Stick

c. 1938

Maud M. Holme

Associated Names

Maud M. Holme

Artist, American, born England, 1872 - unknown

The image depicts a wooden club-like object with rounded ends, positioned centrally within a rectangular frame. The color palette is predominantly shades of brown, capturing the grain and texture of the wood. The object is oriented diagonally from the lower left to the upper right of the frame.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 27.9 x 22.7 cm (11 x 8 15/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: 7 3/4" long, 7/8" in diameter
Accession Number

1943.8.14843

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: MAUDE M. HOLME

Wikidata ID

Q64608687

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