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Dressing Mirror

c. 1938

Frank Wenger

Associated Names

Frank Wenger

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a wooden dressing table with an attached mirror. The dressing table has a rich brown color with gold accents on its drawer handles. Warm browns dominate the color palette, with a soft blue-gray reflection in the mirror. The dressing table is positioned at the center, with the mirror tilted slightly backwards to display its frame and drawers.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and heightening on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 29.1 x 22.7 cm (11 7/16 x 8 15/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: 28"high; 14"wide; 9 1/2"deep
Accession Number

1943.8.5285

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: Frank Wenger

Wikidata ID

Q64570395

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