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Silver Shaker

1935/1942

Eugene Barrell

Associated Names

Eugene Barrell

Artist, American, 1915 - 1994

The image shows a large silver urn-like object with a perforated lid on a flat base. The colors in the image include various shades of gray for the object, with light brown, cream, and beige tones in the background. The object is centered on a rectangular section, framed by an uneven, roughly painted border in brown hues.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 19 x 12.4 cm (7 1/2 x 4 7/8 in.)
Original IAD Object: 5" high
Accession Number

1943.8.14469

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: NO 13615-1 / CASE #4 / 4INCHES HIGH / Eugene Barrell

Wikidata ID

Q64560079

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