Bandbox

1935/1942

Lina Manetto

Associated Names
Lina Manetto

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image displays a large cylindrical box with an ornate floral and scroll pattern. The pattern includes vivid colors like gold, pink, red, blue, and green on a light background. A border of red flowers encircles the top edge of the box. The box is centered in the image, facing the viewer, and shown from a slightly elevated perspective to reveal both the top surface and the decorative side.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and gold ink on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 22.8 x 29.2 cm (9 x 11 1/2 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 9" high; 13" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.7940

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 524, no. 1951.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Lina Manetto -

Wikidata ID

Q64593227

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