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Slant-Top Desk

c. 1953

Nicholas Gorid

Associated Names

Nicholas Gorid

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a wooden bureau with a slant-front desk and multiple drawers. The bureau has a two-tone wood color palette, with lighter panels against darker trim. It is positioned centrally in the image on four spherical legs.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 23.1 x 30.5 cm (9 1/8 x 12 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.7888

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: N. Gorid

Wikidata ID

Q64618462

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