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Trivet

c. 1942

Sydney Roberts

Associated Names

Sydney Roberts

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image depicts a hand mirror with a teardrop-shaped frame and a handle at the bottom. The frame has swirling decorations around an oval central section. The color palette is dark gray and black, giving the object a metallic appearance. The mirror is shown against a plain, light background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 35.7 x 29 cm (14 1/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.15816

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: SYD A. ROBERTS

Wikidata ID

Q64632922

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