Pa. German Dower Chest

c. 1937

John Dieterich

Associated Names
John Dieterich

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image displays a rectangular chest with ornate designs on the front. The chest has three arch-shaped panels with intricate motifs: one large panel with scale-like patterns, a middle panel with a stylized face, and a panel with floral designs. The color palette consists of pink, ivory, black, and dark brown. The chest is placed against an off-white background and appears to have small legs.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 22.6 x 28.9 cm (8 7/8 x 11 3/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 24 1/2" high; 52 1/2" wide; 23 1/4" deep

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.3612

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 708, no. 2594.

Inscriptions

lower left in black ink: John Dieterich

Wikidata ID

Q64582379

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