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Family Salt Cellar

c. 1941

Carl Buergerniss

Associated Names

Carl Buergerniss

Artist, American, 1877 - 1956

A transparent glass ashtray with intricate cut patterns is centrally positioned in the image. The color palette consists of gray tones for the ashtray and a light beige background. The circular ashtray is placed in the center, with the name "Carl Burgerwiss" written beneath it in delicate script, centered on the page.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Accession Number

1943.8.11299

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower center in colored pencil: Carl Buergerniss.

Wikidata ID

Q64537911

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