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Whimsy bottle with double-sided tramp art frame with portraits of President and Mrs. Coolidge
Whimsy bottle with double-sided tramp art frame with portraits of President and Mrs. Coolidge
Whimsy bottle with double-sided tramp art frame with portraits of President and Mrs. Coolidge

Whimsy bottle with double-sided tramp art frame with portraits of President and Mrs. Coolidge

NameWhimsy Bottle
Artist Artist unrecorded
Date1923-1933
Place madeUnited States, North America
MediumGlass bottle, wood, paint, photographs
Dimensions9 9/16 × 4 × 1 3/4 in. (24.3 × 10.2 × 4.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2017.17.7
Object numberFA.2017.17.7
DescriptionThis tramp art whimsy bottle encloses a frame with photographs of President and Mrs. Coolidge. The inside frame is painted gold and has the notch features on both sides of the frame. The bottle is closed with a wood stopper.
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