Flat Iron Holder

c. 1937

Fritz Boehmer

Associated Names
Fritz Boehmer

Artist, American, 1875 - 1942

There is an intricately designed, dark brown ornamental carving featuring a bird with outstretched wings within an oval-shaped laurel wreath and a floral motif at the bottom. The color palette consists of neutral browns and beiges against a pale cream background. The ornament is centrally positioned, with a small sketch of an unrelated object in the top right corner and the name "Fritz Boehmer" written in the lower right corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 30.6 x 22.9 cm (12 1/16 x 9 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 5 7/8" wide; 9" long

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.15809

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 497, no. 1801.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: FRITZ BOEHMER.

Wikidata ID

Q64570928

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