Medicine Chest

c. 1940

Joseph L. Boyd

Associated Names
Joseph L. Boyd

Artist, American, c. 1907 - unknown

The image displays an open wooden case containing a collection of glass bottles of different sizes and shapes neatly organized within compartments. The colors in the image include warm brown tones of the wood and soft hues of blue, green, white, and clear glass. The wooden case has hinged doors, with smaller bottles on the inner sides and larger bottles on the main shelves. A brass handle is fixed on top of the case, and the composition is set against a neutral background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink, and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 36.7 x 44.7 cm (14 7/16 x 17 5/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: Rendering is 1/4 actual size.

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.4644

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: J.L.Boyd

Wikidata ID

Q64591240

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