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Details of Dining Room Table

c. 1936

Howard Weld

Associated Names

Howard Weld

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The drawing depicts a piece of furniture or architectural detail with two vertical legs hanging down, one with a spiraled pattern shading and the other with a segmented cylindrical shape. The horizontal beam they are attached to includes details such as dove-tail joints and other carpentry elements. The style is technical and precise, similar to architectural or engineering drawings.

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Artwork overview

Medium

pen and ink and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 35.5 x 27.7 cm (14 x 10 7/8 in.)
Original IAD Object: none given
Accession Number

1943.8.5617

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q64574504

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