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Cravat and Box

1935/1942

William Spiecker

Associated Names

William Spiecker

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image includes a floral-patterned fabric with colors such as deep purple, vibrant yellow, rich brown, soft blue, and pops of red against an off-white background. The fabric is positioned centrally, with a looped handle towards the top right, and part of it draping downward. Below and to the right, there is a faint outline sketch of a box with a portrait inside, rendered in light grey on the white page.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 52.5 x 38.2 cm (20 11/16 x 15 1/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.1179

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in watercolor: WILLIAM SPIECKER

Wikidata ID

Q64639497

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