Shaker Sewing Table

c. 1938

Alfred H. Smith

Associated Names
Alfred H. Smith

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a wooden writing desk with turned legs and multiple small drawers on top. The color palette consists of warm browns and tans, with visible wood grain. The desk stands centrally, with drawers lined up in a row along the top tier and an open workspace below. The main drawer below the workspace is centrally located, with a larger knob, and the legs extend downward from each corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 30.8 x 25 cm (12 1/8 x 9 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.13603

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 740, no. 2673.

Wikidata ID

Q64534330

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