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Marking Gauge for Barrels

1939

Herman O. Stroh

Associated Names

Herman O. Stroh

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a wooden tool with a large curved handle and a small square block in the center with a protruding sawtooth gear. The color palette is earthy browns and tans. The tool is positioned at an angle with a small circular hole on the left end and the wooden block in the center.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 24.4 x 35.3 cm (9 5/8 x 13 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.11369

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Herman O. Stroh 1939

Wikidata ID

Q64574198

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