Trastero (chest)

c. 1939

Margery Parish

Associated Names
Margery Parish

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image displays a wooden shelf with three horizontal planks forming the shelves, topped with an ornate red decorative panel featuring white and blue designs. The color palette include earthy tones with brown wood dominating the composition, complemented by the red and subtle blue and white accents on the decorative panel. The shelving unit is centered in the image, positioned upright with the decorative panel at the top, sitting flush against the back panel of the unit.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 36.7 x 29.3 cm (14 7/16 x 11 9/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 64 1/2"x31"wide x 16"

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.7525


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right: M. PARISH.

Wikidata ID

Q64595079

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