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Baptismal Font

c. 1940

Raymond E. Noble and Gerald Transpota

Associated Names

Gerald Transpota

Artist, American, active c. 1935

Raymond E. Noble

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a large chalice-shaped object with a round base and a patterned surface, topped with a flat, partially open lid. The object is primarily brown with hints of green, set against a white or light gray background. The lid is slightly open, revealing a dark interior.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 35.9 x 26.8 cm (14 1/8 x 10 9/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: 30" high; 30" wide
Accession Number

1943.8.17276

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: GTRANSPOTA / R.E. NOBLE

Wikidata ID

Q64620192

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