"Highboy" (Chest of Drawers)

c. 1940

Edith Towner

Associated Names
Edith Towner

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a large wooden cabinet with multiple small drawers on the upper half and two larger doors on the lower half. The color palette is predominantly warm tones of brown with a natural wood grain pattern. The cabinet is positioned centrally, with twelve small drawers in the top section arranged in three vertical columns of four drawers each, while the bottom section features two paneled doors, all adorned with decorative handles and carvings. The cabinet rests on short round feet.

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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: 35.6 x 26.7 cm (14 x 10 1/2 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 5'6"high; 4'wide-approximately.

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.7509

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right: Edith Towner

Wikidata ID

Q64556664

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