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Bishop Hill: Bed

1936

Alfred Koehn

Associated Names

Alfred Koehn

Artist, American, 1874 - unknown

This is a drawing of a wooden bed frame featuring intricate design details. The bed has turned posts at each corner with rounded finials, a decorative cutout design on the headboard, and spherical feet. Below the bed is a schematic side elevation showing measurements and additional construction details.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 34.9 x 24 cm (13 3/4 x 9 7/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: 52" high; 66 1/2" long; 47 1/2" wide
Accession Number

1943.8.3901

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in ink: Scale 1/16" to the inch

Wikidata ID

Q64534366

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