Windsor Comb-back Chair

c. 1939

Ernest A. Towers, Jr.

Associated Names
Ernest A. Towers, Jr.

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a wooden chair with a high, spindled back and curved armrests. The chair has a rich, warm brown tone and various shades that indicate the wood's natural patterns. The chair is centered in the image, slightly tilted to show both its side and front, with the backrest's spindles rising vertically and the seat resting on four turned legs with supportive crossbars.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, graphite and some heightening on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 45.5 x 35.4 cm (17 15/16 x 13 15/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: Overall height: 41", 20"wide. See d.s. for dets.

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.4151

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 219, pl. 821.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: del.330 ernest towers jr.

Wikidata ID

Q64559617

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