Hose Carriage

c. 1937

Elmer G. Anderson

Associated Names
Elmer G. Anderson

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a vintage wheeled vehicle with large wooden spoked wheels, ornate metalwork, and a decorative barrel or tank. The color palette includes natural wood tones, metallic gold, and hints of blue in the decorative details, set against a plain, light background. The vehicle is positioned centrally in the image, with the two front wheels slightly angled towards the viewer, and various intricate elements are visible atop and around the wheel structure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 38.4 x 51 cm (15 1/8 x 20 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.10251

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 99, pl. 303.

Inscriptions

lower left in brown ink: .Built.in.1851.by.George.Ruhl -- / of.Smiths.Court.in.Philadelphia.for./.the.neptune.hose.company.No. 6 -- /.Philadelphia.Volunteer.Fire.Department.; lower right in brown ink: .Elmer.G.Anderson.

Wikidata ID

Q64559126

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