Box

c. 1936

Isidore Sovensky

Associated Names
Isidore Sovensky

Artist, American, active c. 1935

This is a drawing of a design plan for a desk box. The image shows a layout of a desk box made of carved oak with a pine lid, dating from 1650-1675 in America. The drawing includes a top-down plan view and elevation views of the front and side, specifying dimensions and design elements. The top and bottom views are labeled separately with measurements provided at 27 inches for the width and 17¾ inches for the depth. The front elevation highlights a "design in relief," while the side elevation marks the position of a hinge. A title block describes the material and historical context, with a scale note indicating ⅜ inch equals 1 inch.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and ink and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 20.3 x 26.6 cm (8 x 10 1/2 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 9 1/2" high; 28" long; 19" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8878


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 272, pl. 933.

Inscriptions

upper left in ink: Top Bottom; upper right in ink: DESK BOX / carved oak / with pine lid / American - 1650-1675 / scale 3/8 in. = 1 in.; lower left in ink: Design in relief / Front elevation; lower right in ink: Side Elevation

Wikidata ID

Q64578861

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