Pa. German Wallpaper Box

c. 1937

Edward W. Buechner

Associated Names
Edward W. Buechner

Artist, American, 1890 - 1938

The image shows two rectangular boxes made of decorative paper. One box has a lid, while the other does not. The decorative paper has a floral pattern in colors like red, green, blue, and white. The box with the lid is at the top center, and the open box is slightly below and to the right. The open box reveals an interior lined with text from a newspaper or printed paper. The artist's signature is in the bottom right corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 39.5 x 30 cm (15 9/16 x 11 13/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 6 7/8" long; 4 3/8" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.3391

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 522, no. 1942.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: E. Beuchner

Wikidata ID

Q64557664

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