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Branding Iron

c. 1942

Elizabeth Johnson

Associated Names

Elizabeth Johnson

Artist, American, 1878 - unknown

The image shows a large metal tool with a circular handle and a long rod, next to a simple circular outline with two legs. The color palette includes dark, muted tones for the tool and a light brown for the outline. Both objects are centered on a plain background, with the tool positioned at an angle from the left and the outline below and to the right of it.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 27.9 x 35.5 cm (11 x 14 in.)
Original IAD Object: 34" long
Accession Number

1943.8.8947

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 771, no. 2757.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: Elizabeth Johnson

Wikidata ID

Q64558722

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