The image features a rectangular chest with a domed top. It is adorned with a floral design in red and green colors. The color palette includes dark brown, red, green, and beige in the background. The chest is centered with the clasp facing forward, showing its front decorative panel. The artist's signature is in the bottom right corner.
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Box with Lid

Max Soltmann (American, active c. 1935)

c. 1936

Medium
oil paint on paperboard
Classification
Index of American Design
Dimensions
overall: 30.6 x 37.9 cm (12 1/16 x 14 15/16 in.)
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

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