Chair-table

c. 1936

M. Rosenshield-von-Paulin

Associated Names
M. Rosenshield-von-Paulin

Artist, American, active c. 1935

This is a technical illustration of a chair-table. The drawing features three different views of a piece of furniture that doubles as a chair and a table. The furniture appears to be made of oak, indicated by text annotations on the drawing. It has a tall back with vertical lines and turned legs. The side view displays a horizontal support structure and exact measurements for construction are included in the annotations.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

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

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 26.8 x 20.5 cm (10 9/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: Seat: 19 1/2"high; Table: 53"long; 24"deep

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.5657

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

upper left: Scale Drawing of / Chair-Table / Pine & Oak / Said to have been own by Pergrine / White, born on the Mayflower in 1620 / New England, about 1675 / Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1909 / ExColl Bolles / No. 10.125.697 Room M-27 / Metropolitan Museum of Art / Scale 1/10" - 1" / M. Rosenshield von Paulin
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Wikidata ID

Q64594481

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