Chopping Knife

c. 1940

Charles Charon

Associated Names
Charles Charon

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image contains a mezzaluna knife with a semi-circular blade and a wooden handle. The color palette includes rich brown and dark metal against a neutral background. The mezzaluna is positioned centrally, with the blade curving downward and the wooden handle above it, forming an upside-down T shape. The text "CHAS. D. GUARDIA" is located in small lettering on the bottom left of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28.5 x 22.7 cm (11 1/4 x 8 15/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: blade: 6 9/16" wide, 3 1/2 " high; overall 7" high

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.9392

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in watercolor: CHAS.D. CHARDON

Wikidata ID

Q64538353

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