Spur

c. 1937

Vera Van Voris

Associated Names
Vera Van Voris

Artist, American, 1913 - 2002

The image shows a large metal spur attached to a brown leather strap with chain links. The color palette comprises browns, grays, and silvers with varying textures. The leather strap is at the top, and the metal spur extends towards the right with chains hanging down. Details like rivets, stitching on the leather, and the intricate design of the spur wheel are visible against a plain background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, colored pencil, pen and ink,and heightening on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 27.9 x 35.5 cm (11 x 14 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 8" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.1861

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 783, no. 2789.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: V. Van Voris

Wikidata ID

Q64633488

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