Cabinet Top Desk

1941

Ferdinand Cartier

Associated Names
Ferdinand Cartier

Artist, 1892 - 1987

This is a painting of an antique wooden writing cabinet. The piece has a curved top and classical-style decorations with figures in oval panels on the cabinet doors. The lower section has a slanted front that likely opens to reveal writing space and cubbies, along with two storage drawers. The wood is polished, showing its natural grain, and the piece is supported by slender, tapered legs. This is in the style of an early 19th-century furniture designer.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 57.6 x 46.3 cm (22 11/16 x 18 1/4 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 68 3/4"high; 30 1/2"wide; 23 1/4"deep

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.5820

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 286, pl. 960.

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: F. Cartier.

Wikidata ID

Q64561412

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