Foot Warmer

c. 1938

Robert Gilson

Associated Names
Robert Gilson

Artist, American, 1903 - 1942

The image shows a wooden and metal box-like lantern with a handle on top and a perforated door on the side. The lantern is positioned centrally in the image and appears slightly angled, with the door slightly ajar.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 36.9 x 23.6 cm (14 1/2 x 9 5/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 9 1/4" long; 7 1/2" wide; 6" deep

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.16741

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1950

  • Christensen, Erwin O., The Index of American Design, New York: 1950, p. 53, no. 99.

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 341, pl. 1196.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Robert Gilson

Wikidata ID

Q64628908

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