Lowboy

c. 1938

Francis Borelli

Associated Names
Francis Borelli

Artist, American, 1903 - 1961

The image shows a wooden dresser with intricately carved legs and a drawer design. The dresser is rich, reddish-brown in color with metallic handles that have a greenish hue. Positioned centrally on a plain, light-colored background, the dresser's front is facing directly towards the viewer, showing its detailed carvings and drawer arrangement clearly.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 46.1 x 54.6 cm (18 1/8 x 21 1/2 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 31 1/4"high; 35 1/2"wide; 21 1/2"deep

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.5445


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 283, pl. 954.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: FRANCIS BORELLI

Wikidata ID

Q64562485

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