Secretary (Cabinet Top Desk)

c. 1936

Rolland Livingstone

Associated Names
Rolland Livingstone

Artist, American, active c. 1935

This is a drawing of a piece of furniture. It is shown in profile and appears to be a tall, narrow, dark brown wooden structure with ornamental carvings on two sections. The furniture has intricate golden handles or decorations on the front portion and stands on delicate wooden feet. A notation at the bottom reads "Scale=One and One Half Inches to the Foot."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

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

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.7 x 24.3 cm (14 1/16 x 9 9/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 100"x45"x25"

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.5408

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

across bottom in watercolor: SCALE-ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES TO THE FOOT; lower right: R / Livingstone

Wikidata ID

Q64629486

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