The image shows a mechanical element with a spherical object inside a metal framework attached to a piece of wood by a curved wire. The central sphere is white, surrounded by a metal casing with brown, red, and blue sections. The object is positioned off-center to the left, with the wooden handle extending to the right of the frame.

Parade Torch

c. 1939

Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard
Classification: Index of American Design
Period: 1926 to 1950
Image size: 4239 × 3455px

Description

The image shows a mechanical element with a spherical object inside a metal framework attached to a piece of wood by a curved wire. The central sphere is white, surrounded by a metal casing with brown, red, and blue sections. The object is positioned off-center to the left, with the wooden handle extending to the right of the frame.

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