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Gridiron

c. 1939

Maurice Van Felix

Associated Names

Maurice Van Felix

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a large, ornate metal trivet with a circular design and an attached straight handle. The colors in the image are shades of gray and black against a muted beige background. The trivet is positioned with its handle extending towards the right side of the image.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 24.5 x 35.7 cm (9 5/8 x 14 1/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.11417

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 503, no. 1856.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: M. Van Felix

Wikidata ID

Q64609022

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