Object Details
Designer
John H. Walters, American, active 20th century
Office of
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, USA
Description
Design for a Ford tractor, a vehicle intended for agricultural, farming, or construction purposes. Two small wheels at front, larger wheels and ribbed tires at rear. Blue metal frame with a series of horizontal grills at front, a blue seat and lower body behind. Ford Motor Company logo in red letters at lower side of body. Black shadow cast below the vehicle. Black framing line at lower margin, short black framing line at upper left.
Credit Line
Gift of Alexandra and Paul Herzan
Date
April 13, 1939
Accession Number
2017-39-1
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
transportation
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Color pencil, white gouache, and graphite on tan tracing paper
Dimensions
Sheet (approx.): 30 × 47 cm (11 13/16 × 18 1/2 in.)
Frame (approx.): 45.7 × 62.9 × 3.2 cm (18 × 24 3/4 × 1 1/4 in.)
made in
Dearborn, MI, USA
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_2017-39-1