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Trench Knife and Sheath

c. 1941

William Ludwig

Associated Names

William Ludwig

Artist, American, active c. 1935

A large knife with a wooden handle and metal blade is positioned below a brown sheath. The knife has a cross-guard, a wooden grip, and the sheath is brown with a rectangular pattern near the opening.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 46 x 56.9 cm (18 1/8 x 22 3/8 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.12446

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: WILLIAM R. LUDWIG.

Wikidata ID

Q64638466

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