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Conestoga Tool Box

c. 1939

Samuel W. Ford

Associated Names

Samuel W. Ford

Artist, American, c. 1905 - 1957

The image displays a wooden chest with metal straps and a decorative latch on its lid. The chest is positioned centrally on a flat surface, with the lid slightly open to the front left side, showing the metal straps.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 26.5 x 35.4 cm (10 7/16 x 13 15/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: 15" long; back: 10" high; front: 5 3/4" high; 7" wide
Accession Number

1943.8.16705

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in colored pencil: Sam W. Ford Del - 550

Wikidata ID

Q64630477

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