Pierced Tin Lantern

1935/1942

Francis Bruner

Associated Names
Frances Bruner

Artist, American, 1902 - 1989

This is a drawing of a historical iron maiden. It is a tall, coffin-like iron cabinet with a peaked top, featuring a door with spikes. The drawing illustrates the form of the instrument with detailed attention to the rivets and hinges. The color is a muted, metallic gray. The style of the drawing is precise and technical, likely intended for an educational or illustrative purpose, showing the object in isolation against a plain background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 34.9 x 24.3 cm (13 3/4 x 9 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.12212

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

2015

  • Doss, Erika, Jerrold Hirsch, and Jean M. Burks. Kentucky by Design: The Decorative Arts and American Culture. Exh. cat. Frazier History Museum, Louisville, 2016: 191-192, no. 43, fig. 167.

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: Francis D. Bruner

Wikidata ID

Q64562536

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