Pa. German Sample Chest

c. 1939

Betty Jean Davis

Associated Names
Betty Jean Davis

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a rectangular wooden box with a floral pattern on its sides and top. The color palette includes brown, beige, and blue with floral designs in red, green, and orange. The box has floral art on each side and a star pattern on one short side. "Betty Jean Davis" is printed in the lower right corner of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 24.7 x 35.3 cm (9 3/4 x 13 7/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 21 3/4" high; 10 1/4" long; 10 1/2" deep

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.3613

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 708, no. 2598.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: BETTY JEAN / DAVIS

Wikidata ID

Q64537538

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