Silver Tankard
c. 1936
Medium
graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 23 x 29.9 cm (9 1/16 x 11 3/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 7 1/2" high; 4" wide
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.14402
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Gordon Sanborn · 1855–present
Gordon Sanborn is an artist whose work appears in museum collections in notable quantity, though the biographical details that would situate him within a specific tradition, school, or national context have not been well preserved in the available record. His name suggests an English-speaking background, and the volume of work attributed to him points to a career of real substance, even if the spe...