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Sunshade

1935/1942

Christabel Scrymser

Associated Names

Christabel Scrymser

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a green parasol with ruffled edges and a decorative wooden handle. The color palette consists of shades of green and neutral tones from the wood, with a dark ribbon or fabric near the handle. The parasol is diagonally angled in the center of the image, with the handle extending toward the bottom right corner.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 36 x 24.7 cm (14 3/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.2225

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: CHRISTABEL SCRYMSER

Wikidata ID

Q64539910

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