The image shows a dark brown cradle or basket-like object with a high back and sides, decorated with a floral pattern in red, yellow, and green colors. The color palette is composed primarily of dark brown, red, yellow, and green. The object is placed centrally in the image against a plain, light beige background. The artist's signature is visible to the right of the object, near the bottom.

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Eugene Shellady (American, active c. 1935)

1936

Medium: oil paint on paperboard
Classification: Index of American Design
Dimensions: overall: 34.8 x 44.4 cm (13 11/16 x 17 1/2 in.) ; Original IAD Object: 8" 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: Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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