Two Designs for a Bell Push with Fish Motif
Two designs for a bell push, both with a fish partly encircling the button. In the design on the left the fish encircles the button on the right side with his head down and tail up. In the design on the right the fish forms a C around the bottom with his head on the top of the bell push. The design looks unfinished as it has not been colored and heightened. The designs are individually numbered.
Artwork Details
- Title: Two Designs for a Bell Push with Fish Motif
- Artist: Edgar Gilstrap Simpson (British, 1867–1945 (presumed))
- Date: 1899
- Medium: Graphite and gouache
- Dimensions: sheet: 3 1/2 x 5 in. (8.9 x 12.7 cm)
- Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
- Object Number: 59.508.94(19)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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Edgar Gilstrap Simpson
1899–1900
Edgar Gilstrap Simpson
1899
Edgar Gilstrap Simpson
1899
Edgar Gilstrap Simpson
1899
Edgar Gilstrap Simpson
1899
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