Sewing Stand

1935/1942

Eugene W. McGill

Associated Names
Eugene W. McGill

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a wooden pincushion holder with a large red pincushion on top, decorated with pink ribbons and small hanging accessories. The color palette includes earthy tones from the wood and vibrant reds and pinks. Various threads and sewing items are placed on the wooden circular base around the pincushion.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 31.4 x 25.9 cm (12 3/8 x 10 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.15023

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: 97-99, no.13, fig. 68.

Inscriptions

lower center in watercolor: EUGENE W. MCGILL

Wikidata ID

Q64560773

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