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Artists Reimagining the Collection
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Iron Holder

c. 1940

Peter Connin

Associated Names

Peter Connin

Artist, American, 1880 - 1963

The image shows an ornate key with elaborate scrollwork and floral designs. The color palette is metallic brown with lighter highlights. The key is in the center of the frame, with the bow on the right and the bit on the left. The key is set against a light beige background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 23 x 30.5 cm (9 1/16 x 12 in.)
Original IAD Object: 10 1/4" long; 6 3/4" wide
Accession Number

1943.8.15813

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 500, no. 1810.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Peter Connin

Wikidata ID

Q64619388

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