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Settee-Sofa

c. 1937

Edna C. Rex

Associated Names

Edna Crenshaw Rex

Artist, American, 1893 - 1972

The image shows a large, ornate vintage sofa with a high backrest adorned with intricate wooden carvings and a tufted fabric surface in muted browns and golds. The sofa is positioned centrally in the image, taking up most of the space.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, and graphite on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 22.7 x 27.5 cm (8 15/16 x 10 13/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: none given
Accession Number

1943.8.5531

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Edna Rex

Wikidata ID

Q64556885

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