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Untitled, wrought iron spatula with stout wooden handle
early 20th c.20th century
20 in. x 3 in. (50.8 cm x 7.62 cm)
, American
Object Type:
Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects
Creation Place:
North America, United States
Medium and Support:
iron and wood
Credit Line:
Carleton College Art Collection
Accession Number:
1997.644.01
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
20th Century,
21st Century,
American*,
Contemporary*,
decorative arts*,
iron (metal)*,
object (utilitarian),
sculpture (visual work)*,
spatulas (artists' tools)*,
spatulas (culinary tools)*,
three-dimensional*,
wood (plant material)*,
wrought iron (iron alloy)*
- 20th Century
- 21st Century
- American - Refers to the context of or associated specifically with the modern political entity of the United States of America.
- Contemporary - Refers to painting, sculpture, graphic arts, and architecture dating from the recent past and present. It differs from modern art in that the term 'contemporary art' does not carry the implication of a non-traditional style, but instead refers only to the time period in which the work was created. 'Modern' and 'contemporary' are inherently fluid terms. The term 'contemporary' is sometimes more narrowly used to refer to art from ca. 1960 or 1970 up to the present.
- decorative arts - Refers to works that are primarily utilitarian in form or function, but that have aesthetic value provided by the design, decoration, or embellishment. They may include ceramics, furniture, and other household or utilitarian objects. They are distinct from "fine arts," which were traditionally considered to require more extensive training and were restricted to the media of painting, sculpture, drawing, and architecture.
- iron (metal) - Pure metallic element having symbol Fe and atomic number 26; metallic iron is silvery in color, lustrous, soft, ductile, malleable, and slightly magnetic; it rusts when exposed to moist air. It is rarely found as a native metal (telluric iron) except in meteorites (meteoric iron). Iron is most often found throughout the world as iron oxides (hematite, magnetite, limonite, and siderite) mixed with other ores.
- object (utilitarian)
- sculpture (visual work) - Works of art in which images and forms are produced in relief, in intaglio, or in the round. It refers especially to those objects that retain the quality of being tangible objects or groups of objects. It refers particularly to art works created by carving or engraving a hard material, by molding or casting a malleable material, or by assembling parts to create a three-dimensional object. It is typically used to refer to large or medium-sized objects made of stone, wood, bronze, or another metal. Small objects are typically referred to as "carvings." As works become more diffused in space or time, or less tangible, use specific terms, such as "mail art" or "environmental art."
- spatulas (artists' tools) - Blades of flexible metal used to mix, spread, or transfer ink or paint.
- spatulas (culinary tools) - Utensils with broad, flat usually flexible blades used to blend or spread soft food or to remove food from bowls and other utensils.
- three-dimensional - Having, or appearing to have, the three dimensions of length, width, and height.
- wood (plant material) - The principal tissue of trees and other plants that provides both strength and a means of conducting nutrients. Wood is one of the most versatile materials known.
- wrought iron (iron alloy) - Iron alloy of fibrous nature made by melting white cast iron, passing an oxidizing flame over it, and rolling it into a mass; valued for its corrosion resistance and ductility. When describing objects produced or shaped by beating with a hammer, use "wrought."
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Dimensions
- overall Dimensions: 20 x 3 in. (508 x 76 mm)