Side View of Guilford Painted Chest

c. 1936

Isabella Ruth Doerfler

Associated Names
Isabella Ruth Doerfler

Artist, American, c. 1886 - 1954

The image shows a rectangular wooden object with an intricate swirling black vine and leaf design on the front. The color palette includes earthy browns and soft tans with dark black details on the design. Position centrally, the object takes up most of the image space, with darker leaves accentuating the pattern. The name "Isabella Ruth Doerfler" is printed on the bottom right corner of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and pen and ink on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 27.7 x 22.6 cm (10 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: none given

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.4635

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 271, pl. 927.

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: ISABELLA RUTH DOERFLER

Wikidata ID

Q64575007

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