T. W. Ionis
Primary

Fish Tank

20th century

Framed
15 5/8 in. x 13 3/8 in. (39.69 cm x 33.97 cm)

This object has the following keywords:

• Animalia - Kingdom containing multicellular organisms having cells bound by a plasma membrane and organized into tissue and specialized tissue systems that permit them to either move about in search of food or to draw food toward themselves. Unable to make their own food within themselves, as photosynthetic plants do, they rely on consuming preformed food. They possess a nervous system with sensory and motor nerves, enabling them to receive environmental stimuli and to respond with specialized movements.
• aquariums - Artificial ponds or tanks, often with glass sides, in which aquatic plants and animals are kept alive for purposes of observation and study.
• fish - General term referring to animals from several evolutionary lines and thus not properly a taxonomic group. The term refers to aquatic animals found in the fresh and salt waters all over the world, characterized by being cold-blooded, living and breathing primarily in the water throughout their lives, possessing gill slits, a notochord or skeletal supporting rod, a dorsal hollow nerve cord, a tail, scales covering the body, and two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins. Living species range from the primitive jawless lampreys and hagfishes through the jawed fishes with cartilaginous skeletons such as sharks, skates, and rays to the abundant and diverse bony fishes.
• fishbowls - Glass bowls intended primarily for the keeping of live fish.
• pencils - Implements comprising rods of a marking substance, enclosed in wood, plastic, or metal, and used for writing or drawing. Common examples of materials used in pencils are graphite, lead, and pigmented wax.
• tanks - Large containers or structures for holding liquids or gases.
• watercolors - Refers to two-dimensional works of art, usually on a paper support, to which pigment suspended in water is applied with a brush to create an image or design. Includes paintings using gouache, which is not technically watercolor paint. Watercolors are variously classified as drawings or paintings in collections.

• Framed Dimensions: 15 5/8 x 13 3/8 in. (39.688 x 33.973 cm)