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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Painted design study of a child's plaid dress with green trim and buttons, with a pencil back view at upper right.

Child's Dress

George Robin, 1935/1942

Painted watercolor of a dark green chest of drawers with red and gold folk motifs, tulips, hearts, and brass knobs.

Chest of Drawers

Charles Henning, c. 1938

Watercolor of a weathered carved wooden female figurehead with curled upswept hair and draped garment.

Figurehead

John Davis, c. 1937

Grey wash drawing of a female figure ascending among clouds and winged angels, framed by ornamental scrollwork.

The Apotheosis of Saint Euphemia

Carlo Carlone, 1759

Newspaper Brand Announcements

Elizabeth Johnson, c. 1942

Watercolor of a cast iron andiron shaped as a marching Hessian soldier in a tall hat and brown coat.

Andiron (Marching Hessian)

Cushman Parker, 1935/1942

Pencil drawing of a seated official under a canopy, with a crowd and a nude youth drawing lots from an urn beside trees.

The Drawing of Lots to Divide the Promised Land

Étienne Parrocel

Watercolor study of a weathered stone cat-head gargoyle with spiral eyes, broad nose, and textured cheek ruffs.

Cat Head Gargoyle

John Davis, 1932/1945

Study for an Allegory of Painting

Étienne Parrocel, 1750

Stylized painted design of a rhinoceros walking past a tree, with a hunter with bow and mountains in a green landscape.

Bandbox Design - Rhino

Isabella Ruth Doerfler, 1935/1942

Painted floral pattern of white and pink blossoms with dark leaves on a blue ground, with a decorative border across the top.

Bandbox Design

Isabella Ruth Doerfler, c. 1937

Stylized painting of two women in flowered hats and striped gowns flanking two seated figures before dark trees on blue.

Bandbox Design

Isabella Ruth Doerfler, 1935/1942

Watercolor drawing of a grey seated cat figurine with amber eyes, a bow at its neck, and a raised paw holding a tube.

Cat Saving Bank

Mina Lowry, c. 1940

Watercolor drawing of a white ceramic spaniel figurine with painted floral accents, seated on a rectangular base.

Prince Charles Spaniel

Mina Lowry, c. 1940

Stylized design of three pink squirrels with feathery tails among tree branches and green leaves on a teal background.

Bandbox Design - Squirrels

Isabella Ruth Doerfler, c. 1938

Symmetrical decorative design of green and cream stylized flowers, fans and scrolls on a rust-red ground, by Walter Doran.

Bandbox Design

Walter Doran, c. 1939

Painting of a blue oval bandbox decorated with rust and white horses, a carriage, trees, and a figure.

Bandbox

Walter Doran, c. 1939

Painted rendering of a cast toy bank shaped as an eagle beside a nest with chicks, with a pencil study in the upper left.

Toy Bank: Eagle

William High, c. 1940

Watercolor of a painted toy bank showing a clown in a handstand balanced on a blue ball over an ornate yellow base.

Toy Bank

Sarkis Erganian, 1935/1942

Painted study of a decorated bellows with gold floral scrollwork, pink trim, brass studs and a turned wooden nozzle.

Bellows

Mina Lowry, 1935/1942

Watercolor of a dark curved wooden billethead with gold acanthus scrollwork and a spiral rosette at its tip.

Billethead

Henry Murphy, c. 1938

Painted drawing of an ornamental shadow box with a blue bird perched on gilded foliage inside an arched red and green niche.

Ornamental Shadow Box

Fritz Boehmer, c. 1939

Design drawing of a round powder box with a painted scene of a woman in pink and a kneeling man in green by a column.

Powder Box

Thomas Holloway, c. 1936

Watercolor of a round gong mounted on a grey bracket with yellow coil springs, lever arm and wooden striker.

Gong

Albert Rudin, 1935/1942

Watercolor drawing of a small box side with a green rim and a stylized plant of curling leaves and red berries.

Small Decorated Box (side)

Isabella Ruth Doerfler, c. 1937

Watercolor design of a small box front with green bands and red stylized flowers and vines on a cream ground.

Small Decorated Box (front view)

Isabella Ruth Doerfler, c. 1937

Painted study of a brass candlestick with ring handle and drip pan, shown against a cream background.

Candlestick

John Jordan, c. 1937

Colored pencil drawing of a brass candlestick with a lit candle inside a curved metal reflector shade.

Candlestick

Philip Johnson, 1935/1942

Watercolor of a golden turned candlestick with a drip pan and baluster stem, with a small scale drawing below.

Candlestick

Henry Meyers, c. 1936

Watercolor study of a folding needle case with a New Year scene of two children and mistletoe, labeled Synoptical Needle Case

Needle Case

Thomas Holloway, 1935/1942