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Trivet

c. 1941

Sydney Roberts

Associated Names

Sydney Roberts

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a large wrought iron design with an arch-like shape at the top and flowing, symmetrical scrolls and curves below. The color palette is mainly dark gray and black. The object is centered against an off-white background, with the name "Syd F. Roberts" signed slightly to the right.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 36.9 x 28.8 cm (14 1/2 x 11 5/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.17039

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 502, no. 1843.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: SYD A. ROBERTS.

Wikidata ID

Q64632926

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