Chest

c. 1938

Margery Parish

Associated Names
Margery Parish

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image displays a dark wooden chest with floral and geometric inlay designs on its surface. The color palette consists of rich browns and muted yellows from the inlays, giving it an antique appearance. The chest is positioned in the center of the image, standing on four legs, with patterns on the front panel and a tassel hanging from the lid's center.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and heightening on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29.9 x 36.9 cm (11 3/4 x 14 1/2 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 26"x15 1/2"x28"

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.7531

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 761, no. 2725.

Inscriptions

lower right: M. PARISH.

Wikidata ID

Q64595080

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