A pair of metal scissors against a light beige background. The scissors have metallic brown and gray colors. Positioned diagonally with the handles at the upper left and the blades pointing to the lower right.
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Bishop Hill: Small Scissors

Archie Thompson (American, 1886-1975)

c. 1939

Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Classification
Index of American Design
Dimensions
overall: 35.7 x 25 cm (14 1/16 x 9 13/16 in.) ; Original IAD Object: 7" long; 3/4" wide; loops: 1 3/8" long
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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