Snuff Box

1935/1942

Alfred Walbeck

Associated Names
Alfred Walbeck

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a cylindrical metal container with a hinged lid opened to display its interior texture. The color scheme includes metallic grays and blues with slight highlights. In the background are two detailed drawings of the lid from different angles, marked as "half actual size." The main container is positioned in the center, with the lid open to the right and the detailed drawings in the top left and right corners.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 23 x 28 cm (9 1/16 x 11 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 1" high; top: 3 3/4" in diameter; bottom: 3" in diameter

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8915

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: A. WALBECK

Wikidata ID

Q64534445

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