Silver Sugar Bowl and Tongs
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 19.7 x 29.3 cm (7 3/4 x 11 9/16 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.14276
Art Historical Context
**Silver Sugar Bowl and T** *Margaret Stottlemeyer, c. 1936* Watercolor and graphite on paper, 19.7 × 29.3 cm *Index of American Design, National Gallery of Art* around 1936, Margaret Stottlemeyer's *Silver Sugar Bowl and T* is a meticulous watercolor and graphite rendering from the Index of American Design, a landmark WPA Federal Art Project (1935–1942). This initiative employed artists across America to document the nation's folk art, crafts, and design traditions amid the Great Depression, preserving heritage through over 18,000 detailed plates like this one. Stottlemeyer's precise...
About the Artist
Margaret Stottlemeyer
Margaret Stottlemeyer is an artist whose biographical details — including her dates, nationality, and training — have not been fully established in the scholarly literature. Her name appears in museum records, suggesting that her work entered institutional collections, but the circumstances of her life and career remain poorly documented. The precise nature of her practice and the media she favor...