Hummingbird Holder

c. 1940

Christabel Scrymser

Associated Names
Christabel Scrymser

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows an ornate key with a decorative element of a bird perched on the top. The bird has a green element on its back. The color palette consists of muted gold tones with a hint of green on the bird, against a plain, beige background. The key is centrally positioned, with the bird facing left and the shaft extending downward.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.8 x 24.5 cm (14 1/8 x 9 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.13461

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 564, no. 2076.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: CHRISTABEL SCRYMSR

Wikidata ID

Q64539917

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