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Hand Lace Loom

1940

Alexander Anderson

Associated Names

Alexander Anderson

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a lace-making pillow with wooden bobbins on top. The color palette includes muted tones like green, beige, and light brown accented by the wooden bobbins. The green pillow acts as the base, with bobbins evenly spread across its surface. In the center of the top, there is a cylindrical roller with a lace pattern, enclosed in a wooden frame.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and goauche on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 35 x 27.8 cm (13 3/4 x 10 15/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: 7" long; 1" in diameter
Accession Number

1943.8.12595

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: ALEXANDER ANDERSON -1940-

Wikidata ID

Q64534110

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