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Coverlet: Gentleman's Fancy

1935/1942

Elbert S. Mowery

Associated Names

Elbert S. Mowery

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image depicts a rectangular grid of intersecting vertical and horizontal lines and shapes, creating a checked pattern with alternating colors of blue and red. The intersecting lines form larger repeated squares.

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Artwork overview

Medium

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

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 17.4 x 32.8 cm (6 7/8 x 12 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.3344

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Elbert S. Mowery

Wikidata ID

Q64558097

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