Brass Andirons

c. 1938

Edward L. Loper

Associated Names
Edward L. Loper

Artist, American, 1916 - 2011

The image shows an ornate, upright metal andiron with a tapering column topped with a bulbous finial and supported by a three-legged base with curved, claw-like feet. The color palette includes shades of brown and gold, giving the object an antique metallic appearance. The andiron is positioned centrally in the image, slightly tilted to the right, with a small, scaled-down sketch of the same object and handwritten notes in the top left corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 26.7 x 19.4 cm (10 1/2 x 7 5/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 25 1/2" high, 13 3/4" wide, 26" deep

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8190

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

upper left in ink: scale drawing; lower right in ink; Edward L. Loper / Del. 259-1

Wikidata ID

Q64557342

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