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Perfume Bottle

1938

Ralph Atkinson

Associated Names

Ralph Atkinson

Artist, American, 1913 - 1995

The image shows a blue glass bottle with a gold cap and stopper against a beige background. The bottle is placed horizontally in the center, with the cap on the left and the stopper on the right side of the bottle's neck.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 24.1 x 31 cm (9 1/2 x 12 3/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.11160

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

center right in watercolor: 11/3/38 R E Atkinson

Wikidata ID

Q64619803

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