Butter Paddle

c. 1938

Florian Rokita

Associated Names
Florian Rokita

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a wooden scoop or ladle with a carved handle on a beige, slightly hexagonal background. The color palette includes shades of brown and tan for the wood, and the background is a soft cream color with brown tones. The object is positioned horizontally across the center of the image, with the bowl on the left side and the handle extending to the right. The scoop has a darker edge on the left and a decorative pattern carved into the handle on the right.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28.6 x 40.8 cm (11 1/4 x 16 1/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 9" long

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.16602

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 478, no. 1688.

Inscriptions

lower center in watercolor: FLORIAN / ROKITA.

Wikidata ID

Q64562011

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