The image displays a large pair of vintage scissors with metal blades and large thumb and finger holes. The color palette includes warm brownish hues of the scissors on a background that is a pale off-white with subtle yellowish tones. The scissors are positioned diagonally from the bottom right, with handles reaching towards the top and bottom of the image.
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Bishop Hill: Scissors

Archie Thompson (American, 1886-1975)

c. 1939

Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Classification
Index of American Design
Dimensions
overall: 34 x 24.5 cm (13 3/8 x 9 5/8 in.) ; Original IAD Object: 10 1/2" long; 1" wide
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
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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