Scales for Weighing Gold

c. 1940

Robert W.R. Taylor

Associated Names
Robert W.R. Taylor

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a large balance scale with two round pans suspended on either side of a central support structure. The central structure consists of two vertical golden columns supporting a horizontal beam with ornate finials at the ends. The color palette includes gold, brown, and black tones, with the scale's pans and columns primarily in gold, the base in a dark brown, and decorative accents in black. The scale is centered against a plain white background, with the pans balanced equally to the left and right of the central columns.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 25.1 x 35.5 cm (9 7/8 x 14 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 54" high; 68" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.13443


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1950

  • Christensen, Erwin O., The Index of American Design, New York: 1950, p. 160, no. 314.

Wikidata ID

Q64629229

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