Pa. German Shaving Basin

c. 1937

Charlotte Angus

Associated Names
Charlotte Angus

Artist, American, 1911 - 1989

The image shows two round, ornately decorated bowls in a top-down view, accompanied by two narrower floral patterned fragments and a small bowl silhouette at the bottom. The color palette includes earthy tones like orange, brown, and green, with accents of red and yellow in the patterns. The top bowl is centered towards the upper half of the image, featuring a dark edge and an illustration inside surrounded by a band of text. Below, the second bowl sits centrally, with a less detailed interior but similar colors. The floral pieces are symmetrically positioned on either side of the bowls, and a bowl silhouette with the name "CHARLOTTE AUGSB" printed to its right at the bottom.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, and pen and ink on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 49.2 x 36.2 cm (19 3/8 x 14 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.3431


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: CHARLOTTE ANGUS

Wikidata ID

Q64539659

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