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Tool Gauge

c. 1939

Chris Makrenos

Associated Names

Chris Makrenos

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a wooden woodworking tool, likely a marking gauge, centered horizontally in the frame. The tool is brown with wood grain, on a light beige background. It has a screw knob on top and a flat metal blade extended vertically at one end. The longer side of the tool runs from left to right, with the knob and blade visible on the right side.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 34.8 x 49.7 cm (13 11/16 x 19 9/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.11367

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in watercolor: CHRIS MAKRENOS

Wikidata ID

Q64539879

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