Fire Tongs

c. 1937

Clyde L. Cheney

Associated Names
Clyde L. Cheney

Artist, American, c. 1895 - 1968

The image shows a detailed drawing of fire tongs. The tongs are depicted in brown and gray tones with golden accents, and there are two smaller insets showing different parts of the tongs in the top right and bottom left corners. The main drawing of the tongs is at a diagonal from the bottom left to the top right. The top right inset highlights the gripping mechanism, while the bottom left inset focuses on the hinges.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 30.5 x 23 cm (12 x 9 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.10273

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Fire Tongs Scale 1" = 3"; lower right in graphite: Clyde L. Cheney

Wikidata ID

Q64540281

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