Bishop Hill: Salt Box

c. 1938

Adele Brooks

Associated Names
Adele Brooks

Artist, American, c. 1874 - 1943

The image contains a wooden box featuring a carved geometric design and a ship painting inside. The box is rectangular with star-shaped carvings on the closed lid. The color palette includes varying shades of brown, white, and blue. The box is displayed open, revealing the ship painting on the inner lid, with the lid shown separately below it.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 47.8 x 38.7 cm (18 13/16 x 15 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.3902

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: Adele Brooks.

Wikidata ID

Q64533284

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