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Court Cupboard

c. 1937

Lawrence Phillips and Isidore Sovensky

Associated Names

Lawrence Phillips

Artist, American, active c. 1935

Isidore Sovensky

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a large wooden cabinet with intricately carved designs on the front and sides. The cabinet is supported by four turned legs and has a rich brown color palette highlighting the natural wood grain. Positioned centrally, the cabinet's front faces outward, and the legs create a shelf at the bottom, offering an open space beneath the enclosed section above.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink, gouache, and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 29.4 x 22.9 cm (11 9/16 x 9 in.)
Original IAD Object: 40"high; 49"long; 23"deep
Accession Number

1943.8.5320

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

upper center verso in colored pencil: Lawrence Phillips

Wikidata ID

Q64592831

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