Pa. German Bandbox

c. 1941

Betty Jacob

Associated Names
Betty Jacob

Artist, American, 1918 - 2000

The image shows a round blue box with a removable lid as the largest object. The lid has a painted scene of a couple in period attire standing among flowers and birds under a night sky. The color palette includes deep blues, white, red, and brown. The box is centered in the image, with the lid slightly above it, displaying the painted design.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 49.1 x 37.8 cm (19 5/16 x 14 7/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 10" in diameter; 5 1/4" high

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.3393

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 522, no. 1940.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: Betty Jacob

Wikidata ID

Q64537525

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