Checker-board Table-tilt Top

c. 1936

Magnus S. Fossum

Associated Names
Magnus S. Fossum

Artist, American, 1888 - 1980

The image shows a wooden pedestal table with an octagonal checkerboard top. The color palette consists of rich browns and reds. The table is displayed in the center. Two technical drawings are on either side, depicting various views and a grid pattern of the table design.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and heightening on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28 x 22.7 cm (11 x 8 15/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 28"high; 21"diameter

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.5566

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Magnus S. Fossum; lower left in graphite: SCALE 2 2/5" = 1';(scale indications elsewhere as well.)

Wikidata ID

Q64594631

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