Police Rattle

c. 1936

Samuel Fineman

Associated Names
Samuel Fineman

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a hand-crank device made of wood with a round handle, an elongated body, and the letters "PD=WD" etched on the lower part. The color palette consists of earthy brown tones with variations to highlight the wood grain. The device is positioned centrally, with a small inset sketch in the top left corner showing a side view with dimensions marked. The artist's signature and date, "Samuel Fineman, Dec. 1951," are in the bottom right corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 30.5 x 22.8 cm (12 x 9 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.13383

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 486, no. 1748.

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: Samuel Fineman / Del 156-1

Wikidata ID

Q64630328

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