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Butter Churn

Paul Ward

National Gallery of Art

The image shows an illustration of an old-fashioned mechanical device. It includes a round wooden grinder or press with a hand crank at the top, supported by four vertical wooden posts. The device is on a circular wooden base with a section revealing a transparent, cylindrical chamber with wooden machinery elements inside. The color palette consists of brown for the wood and a light blue tint for the transparent section. The device is centrally positioned, with its mechanical components and hand crank clearly visible.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1939
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard
Dimensions
3402 × 4713 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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