Coverlet Detail "Farmer's Fancy"

c. 1937

Ruth M. Barnes

Associated Names
Ruth M. Barnes

Artist, American, 1880 - 1954

The image depicts two horses and two trees arranged in a checkerboard pattern. The top left and bottom right quadrants feature the horses, depicted in a profile view against red and blue backgrounds. The horses are surrounded by star motifs. The top right and bottom left quadrants feature weeping willow trees against red and blue backgrounds. The color palette includes red, blue, and beige.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 24.6 x 25.6 cm (9 11/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 8 1/2" wide; 7 1/2" long

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.592

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 543, no. 2009.

Wikidata ID

Q64630148

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