Desk

c. 1938

Dorothea A. Farrington

Associated Names
Dorothea A. Farrington

Artist, American, c. 1912 - 1997

The image shows a wooden sideboard with a hutch. The sideboard has a rich brown wood finish with blue drawer pulls and gold accents. The color palette includes deep brown, gold, and hints of blue against a beige background. The hutch has an ornate door on the left and a plain panel door on the right, with two drawers in the lower section of the sideboard.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and some heightening on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.5 x 30.4 cm (14 x 11 15/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 47 1/2"high; 37 1/2"wide; 19"deep. Writing lid open: 27"

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.4944


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: DOROTHEA FARRINGTON

Wikidata ID

Q64541272

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