Thread Cutting Plane

1937

Clarence Secor

Associated Names
Clarence Secor

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a detailed drawing of a wooden carpenter's tool, possibly a woodworking plane, at the bottom. The wood grain and texture are depicted with varying shades of brown, and the metal parts are shown in darker tones. The color palette consists of browns, beiges, and a touch of gray for the metallic components. In the upper right corner, there is a smaller line drawing of the same tool in black against an off-white background. The larger object occupies the majority of the lower half of the image, with the smaller line drawing placed in the upper right corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 27.8 x 35.4 cm (10 15/16 x 13 15/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 8 1/2" long; 4" wide; 2" thick

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.13301


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Clarence Secor / 1937

Wikidata ID

Q64540078

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