A Connecticut-type Hadley Chest

c. 1937

Martin Partyka

Associated Names
Martin Partyka

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a large, ornately carved wooden chest with intricate designs on its front panels and drawers. The color palette is predominantly brown. The chest is positioned slightly to the left within the frame, revealing both the front and left side. The right side and back are not visible. The surface on which the chest sits appears neutral.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, and some heightening on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 27.9 x 35.6 cm (11 x 14 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 45 1/2"log; 19 1/4"wide; 39 1/2"high

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.4596

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 254, pl. 888.

Wikidata ID

Q64596751

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