The image shows a wooden cradle with a rectangular base, curved sides, and a rocking bottom. The color palette is various shades of brown, highlighting the natural wood texture. The cradle is in the center of the image on a light background.
Gallery mode Full size at the museum

Window mode follows your eyes with your camera, in this browser only: no picture or position leaves your device.

Cradle

Archie Thompson (American, 1886-1975)

c. 1941

Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink, and graphite on paperboard
Classification
Index of American Design
Dimensions
overall: 36.3 x 46.2 cm (14 5/16 x 18 3/16 in.) ; Original IAD Object: 37" x 22 3/4"
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Index of American Design
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed

View at the National Gallery of Art