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Crimping Wheel

c. 1939

John Wilkes

Associated Names

John Wilkes

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image depicts six antique tools with wooden or metal handles and toothed wheels at the end. The tools are arranged neatly in two rows with varying shades of brown and golden hues.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and heightening on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 52.9 x 43.2 cm (20 13/16 x 17 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.9573

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: John Wilkes

Wikidata ID

Q64584478

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