Artistic Object Studies

Graphite and watercolor sketches of decorative objects like candlesticks and buckles, showcasing detailed designs on aged paper.

Hester Duany, Silver Tumbler, c 1937 Silver Tumbler
Hester Duany, Silver Tumbler, c 1937 Silver Tumbler
Sconce. Dated: 1938. Dimensions: overall: 35.6 x 23.7 cm (14 x 9 5/16 in.) Original IAD Object: top: 4" high; 5" wide; back plate 10" high; 4" wide; bottom 4 1/2" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jacob Gielens.Candlestick. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 30.5 x 22.8 cm (12 x 9 in.). Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Holger Hansen.Drawing, Design for a lamp; France; pencil on tracing paper; 33.1 x 25.7 cm (13 1/16 x 10 1/8 in.)Hester Duany, Silver Tumbler, c 1937 Silver TumblerCandlestick. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 29.3 x 22.4 cm (11 9/16 x 8 13/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jules Lefevere.Pewter Porringer. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.2 x 22.6 cm (11 1/2 x 8 7/8 in.). Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Arsen Maralian.Two Handled Beaker. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 28.1 x 35.8 cm (11 1/16 x 14 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 5 7/16" high. Medium: pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Lawrence Flynn.Inkwell. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 30.3 x 22.4 cm (11 15/16 x 8 13/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 3 1/16" high; 3 1/8" in diameter. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jessica Price.Dress Buckle. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 27.8 x 22.6 cm (10 15/16 x 8 7/8 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Bertha Semple.Cane. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 46 x 57.9 cm (18 1/8 x 22 13/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 36" long; 1 1/2" in diameter. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edmond Lorts.Printer's Measure. Dated: 1938. Dimensions: overall: 45.9 x 35.8 cm (18 1/16 x 14 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 7" long; 1 3/8" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Alfred Koehn.Brooch. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.2 x 22.8 cm (11 1/2 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Dieterich.Silver Salt Spoon. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 28 x 22.8 cm (11 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 4" long. Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Frederick Jackson.Candlestick. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 35.7 x 24.5 cm (14 1/16 x 9 5/8 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and goauche on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Caseau.Mail Box. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 28 x 22.9 cm (11 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Franklin C. Moyan.Urn Design. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 24.4 x 29.5 cm (9 5/8 x 11 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 13" high; 22" wide. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Goodwin."Shutter Dog". Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 28 x 22.6 cm (11 x 8 7/8 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: F. W. Powell.Coffee Roaster. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 35.4 x 46 cm (13 15/16 x 18 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 7" high; 10" long; handle: 8" long. Medium: watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jessie M. Youngs.Carpenter's Brace. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 22.9 x 28.2 cm (9 x 11 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 11 1/2" long; 3" wide. Medium: watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Henrietta S. Hukill.Blacksmith's Measuring Wheel. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 28 x 22.2 cm (11 x 8 3/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 12" high; wheel: 4 1/2" in diameter; handle: 6" long. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edward L. Loper.John Dana, Jar, c 1937 JarSmall Crock. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 37.6 x 30 cm (14 13/16 x 11 13/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 6 5/16" High 4 5/8" Dia(top) 5 3/4" Dia(base). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: George Loughridge.Toaster. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 36.8 x 45.9 cm (14 1/2 x 18 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 23 1/2" long; 6 1/2" high; 8 1/4" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Frank McEntee.Bishop Hill: Bridal Box. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 50.3 x 39.5 cm (19 13/16 x 15 9/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 8 1/2" long; 5 1/4" wide; 2" deep. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ethel Clarke.Jar. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.2 x 23 cm (11 1/2 x 9 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 14 1/3" high; top: 9" in diameter; base: 6 3/4" in diameter. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Yolande Delasser.Brass Lantern. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.3 x 17.2 cm (11 9/16 x 6 3/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 4 1/8" high; 1 7/8" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Margaret Stottlemeyer.Stove. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 35.7 x 28 cm (14 1/16 x 11 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Harry Grossen.Michael Fenga, Silver Tankard, c 1936 Silver TankardBlown Glass - Salt Cellar. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 29.1 x 22.4 cm (11 7/16 x 8 13/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 2 1/4" high; 2 1/4" in diameter. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Fisk.Antique Liquor Keg. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 23.3 x 27.4 cm (9 3/16 x 10 13/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Rose Campbell-Gerke.Silver Soup Spoon. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.4 x 22.8 cm (11 9/16 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 9 1/4" long. Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Joseph Guarino.Nicholas Gorid, Top of Table, 1935 1942 Top of TablePewter Beaker. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30.4 x 22.8 cm (11 15/16 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 2 7/8" high; 2 1/4" in diameter. Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: ARTHUR JOHNSON.Plate with Tulip and Two Flowers. Dated: 1938. Dimensions: overall: 45.4 x 37.8 cm (17 7/8 x 14 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 11 1/4" in diameter; 1 3/4" deep. Medium: watercolor and gouache over graphite. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Giacinto Capelli.'Two Variants of the Decoration of a Monstrance. Reverse: Facade of the Town Hall in Amsterdam'. France, Circa 1720. Dimensions: 47,2x40,2 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Gilles-Marie Oppenort.Henry Meyers, Pewter Tankard, c 1936 Pewter TankardAl Curry, Chest Lock with Hasp, c 1938 Chest Lock with HaspCharles Caseau, Rack with Candle Molds, c 1935 Rack with Candle MoldsMold. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 27.8 x 35 cm (10 15/16 x 13 3/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 7 1/8" Long (rim to rim) 7 1/8" Wide (approx) 5 1/2" Long base(approx). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Roberta Spicer.Cobalt Vase. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 33 x 24.8 cm (13 x 9 3/4 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Henry Moran.Ewer and plateau. UnknownClock Jack. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 44.7 x 36.7 cm (17 5/8 x 14 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: rendering is three-quarters actual size. Medium: watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Al Curry.Henry Meyers, Stock Lance Knife, c 1936 Stock Lance KnifeJug. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.1 x 22.9 cm (11 7/16 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 5" High. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and heightening on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Dana.Wine Glass. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 27.9 x 22.8 cm (11 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: May Hays.Sugar and Tea Box. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 22.8 x 30.5 cm (9 x 12 in.) Original IAD Object: 7 1/2" high; top: 11" long; bottom: 10" long; 5" wide; cover: 2 1/2" deep; inside compartment: 9 1/2" long; 4 1/2" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edward L. Loper.Decorated throne and an ornament, possibly a hook, in the shape of a head.Leaf 4 verso from a sketchbook with 40 sheets.Shaker Grease Lamp. Dated: 1941. Dimensions: overall: 35 x 32.8 cm (13 3/4 x 12 15/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Goodwin.Ralph Atkinson, Economy Square Oil Lantern, 1937 Economy Square Oil LanternSilver Skewer. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 8.8 x 19.6 cm (3 7/16 x 7 11/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 9" long. Medium: graphite and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Margaret Knapp.Bootjack. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 51 cm (14 x 20 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 14 1/2" long; 3 3/4" high; 3 1/4" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Albert Rudin.Amber Glass. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 29.2 x 22.9 cm (11 1/2 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Raymond Manupelli.Edna C Rex, Lady's Cap, c 1937 Lady's CapGlass. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 35.4 x 24.5 cm (13 15/16 x 9 5/8 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Lillian Causey.Brace - For Drilling. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 26.7 cm (14 x 10 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 16" long. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: David S. De Vault.Street Post Lamp. Dated: c. 1942. Dimensions: overall: 44 x 33.5 cm (17 5/16 x 13 3/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Regina Henderer.Glazed Pottery Duck Bottle. Dated: probably 1938. Dimensions: overall: 40.6 x 50.6 cm (16 x 19 15/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ethel Clarke.Mail Pouch. Dated: c. 1942. Dimensions: overall: 40.7 x 51.1 cm (16 x 20 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 9 3/4" long; 8 1/2" wide. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Stella Mosher.File Skates. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 28.3 x 48.1 cm (11 1/8 x 18 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 10 1/4" long. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Sydney Roberts.Candle Sticker. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 35.7 x 45.5 cm (14 1/16 x 17 15/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Frank M Keane.Pottery Flower Pot. Dated: 1937/1938. Dimensions: overall: 27.9 x 22.9 cm (11 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 4" High 4 1/2" Dia. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Annie B. Johnston.Designs for a chair. Leaf 23 Verso from a sketchbook with 25 sheets.Foot of drinking barrel from King of Candi, Jan Brandes, 1786 drawing Brush drawing of the base of the drinking bowl. Probably in full size. See part 2, pp. 39, 40, 41, 42, 43. Part of the sketchbook by Jan Brandes, dl. 2 (1808), p. 44 and see p. 39-43. Indian Ocean paper. pencil brush drinking-vessels. goblet footHammer. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 25.1 x 35.8 cm (9 7/8 x 14 1/8 in.). Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Gordena Jackson.Jar. Dated: 1939. Dimensions: overall: 30.4 x 22.7 cm (11 15/16 x 8 15/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Nicholas Amantea.Decorated as standard with volutes (presumably) in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, c. 1875 - c. 1900 photograph  Rijksmuseum Amsterdam photographic supportIsidore Steinberg, Silver Tankard, c 1936 Silver TankardWicker baskets, a pot and a branch with leaves, 1834 - 1906  Page 6 Recto from a sketchbook with 30 sheets.  paper. pencil  container made of plant material other than wood: basketAlbert Allen, Lantern, c 1939 LanternWhale Oil Can. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 26.5 x 35.7 cm (10 7/16 x 14 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 5 3/4" high; 7 3/4" wide; top: 2 1/2" in diameter; bottom: 3 3/8" in diameter; spout: 5/8" in diameter, 3 3/4" long. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Hugh Ryan.Silver Beaker. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30 x 23.3 cm (11 13/16 x 9 3/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 3 1/4" high; 4 1/2" wide. Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Michael Fenga.Wilbur M Rice, Flour Barrel, c 1938 Flour BarrelHanging Corner Cupboard. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 55.6 x 45.7 cm (21 7/8 x 18 in.) Original IAD Object: 23 1/4"wide; 15"deep; 24"high. See data sheet for details.. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Wilbur M Rice.Lantern. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 35.8 x 24.4 cm (14 1/8 x 9 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 12" high; 3 1/2" in diameter. Medium: watercolor and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Albert Eyth.High Chair. Dated: 1938. Dimensions: overall: 50.4 x 25.5 cm (19 13/16 x 10 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: Approximately 40". Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Michael Riccitelli.Two Zodiac jugs. Kawali, Ciamis district, West Java province, 14th-16th century.Still life with apples and a lid. Loose leaf between the front bract and page 1 of a sketchbook with 21 sheets.Ralph Atkinson, Strawberry Design Plate, c 1939 Strawberry Design PlateSketch of a lamp by Leopold Bauer executed in pencil in 1900, showing the lamps form and details.Frank Wenger, Side Chair, 1936 Side ChairRocking Chair. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 30.6 x 23.1 cm (12 1/16 x 9 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 40 3/4"high; 20 1/2"wide. Medium: watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Florence Truelson.Toleware Box. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 27.6 x 21.6 cm (10 7/8 x 8 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 4 3/8" in diameter; 3 1/2" high. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Henning.Carved Stone was Basin. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 27.9 x 35.4 cm (11 x 13 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: Diam. of basin 15"; entire length, 29"; 9"high. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Rose Campbell-Gerke.Rush light holder , Lamps. The Massachusetts WPA Federal Art Project Photograph CollectionFlower Pot and Base. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 22.6 x 29 cm (8 7/8 x 11 7/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and goauche on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Janet Riza.Cedar Piggin. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 27.7 x 23 cm (10 7/8 x 9 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 9" in diameter; 7 1/4" high. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Annie B. Johnston.Candlestick. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 27.7 x 35.5 cm (10 7/8 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: 8 1/8" high; 6 3/8" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Dorothy Posten.Pie Plate. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 23.4 x 30.5 cm (9 3/16 x 12 in.) Original IAD Object: 2" High 12 1/2" Dia. Medium: graphite and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jules Lefevere.Ink Bottle. Dated: 1940. Dimensions: overall: 30.1 x 23.5 cm (11 7/8 x 9 1/4 in.) Original IAD Object: rendering actual size of bottle. Medium: watercolor, graphite, pen and ink, gouache and colored pencil on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Marie Lutrell.Ridderkruis van de Koninklijke Orde van Holland, 1807.Front and downside of the cross of the Royal Order of Holland, later said Order of the Union. Award brought by King Lodewijk Napoleon, for the first time in 1806. This variant of the decorative with a swimming or outcoming lion dates from February 14, 1807.Pa. German Shaving Basin. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 49.2 x 36.2 cm (19 3/8 x 14 1/4 in.). Medium: watercolor, gouache, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charlotte Angus.John Tarantino, Lamp, c 1940 LampMount of a table ..Grindstone, 1834 - 1906  Page 21 Recto from a sketchbook with 46 sheets.  paper. pencil  tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: grindstoneOrnament with grape vipel, 1877 - 1880  Leaf 11 Verso from a sketchbook with 27 magazines. Amsterdam paper. pencil  fruits and vegetables ~ ornamentSettee or Hall Seat. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30.1 x 21.9 cm (11 7/8 x 8 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: none given. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and heightening on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Henry Meyers.Lantern. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 35.7 x 27.9 cm (14 1/16 x 11 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Harry Grossen.Gordena Jackson, Water Filter, c 1937 Water FilterNicholas Amantea, Bottle, c 1937 BottleBanjo Clock. Dated: c. 1942. Dimensions: overall: 35.8 x 24.5 cm (14 1/8 x 9 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: none given. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, gouache, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ralph Morton.