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Bookmark with Design of Cardboard

c. 1937

Ellen Duncan

Associated Names

Ellen Duncan

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a blue textile piece with fringed edges, featuring a white cross with intricate dot patterns in the center. The color palette consists of vivid blue and stark white. The textile is positioned vertically in the center of the image, with the fringes extending slightly beyond the top and bottom edges of the artwork.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 35.5 x 25.5 cm (14 x 10 1/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: 7 3/4" long; 3" wide
Accession Number

1943.8.8748

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in ink: ELLEN DUNCAN

Wikidata ID

Q64559009

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