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Bed

c. 1941

Pearl Davis

Associated Names

Pearl Davis

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a wooden bed frame with pointed posts at each corner. It includes a headboard and footboard with horizontal slats. The bed frame is positioned centrally in the image, viewed from a slightly elevated angle against a light background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 40.6 x 50.6 cm (16 x 19 15/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: 6'6" long, 4'5" wide, 5'6" high
Accession Number

1943.8.3991

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: Pearl Davis.

Wikidata ID

Q64619239

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