Cradle

c. 1936

Louis Plogsted

Associated Names
Louis Plogsted

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image displays a wooden cradle with painted floral patterns and small animal motifs. The cradle is the largest object in the image and is slightly tilted. The color palette includes brown, green, and pink from the decorative elements. The background is a plain, muted cream color.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink, graphite and some heightening on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 22 x 30.5 cm (8 11/16 x 12 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 38"long; 15"wide; rocker 22"wide; back 22"high

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.4906

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1995

  • Barrett, Tracy. Growing Up in Colonial America. Brookfield: 1995, 21.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: L.PLOGSTED

Wikidata ID

Q64593994

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