Chintz with Portraits of George Washington

c. 1939

Edith Magnette

Associated Names
Edith Magnette

Artist, American, 1869-1947?

The image is a repeating pattern featuring portraits of a historical figure framed within oval borders. Each portrait displays only the upper body, showing the head and shoulders of the individual in a forward-facing position with slightly turned shoulders. The person depicted has a solemn expression, a prominent nose, narrow eyes, white hair styled in a historical powdered wig fashion, and is dressed in a dark coat with a high collar and a white ruffled shirt. The background has vine-like designs with small leaves, and red shield-like shapes with the word "PEACE" and scales for balance. The year "1776" is inscribed above each portrait.

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On View

West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G28


Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 28.8 × 35.4 cm (11 5/16 × 13 15/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 9" high; 11 1/2" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.843


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 582, no. 2122 and p, 794, no. 2816.

Inscriptions

lower left in watercolor: Edith Magnette

Wikidata ID

Q64556450

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