Sewing Bird

Cora Parker and Carmel Wilson

National Gallery of Art

This is a painting of a decorative metal object resembling a bird and a separate, similarly styled element. It depicts a metallic sculpture of a bird perched on an elaborately designed metallic structure that resembles a key or a lock mechanism. The bird and the metallic structure are adorned with bright red, textured, circular elements. Below the bird structure, a separate, inverted, metallic design featuring a red element is placed, resembling a stylized aquatic creature or another bird. The background is plain, emphasizing the details and craftsmanship of the metallic objects. It is in the style of John Flaxman.