Bishop Hill: Chest

1939

Wellington Blewett

Associated Names
Wellington Blewett

Artist, American, born Canada, 1875 - 1962

The image shows a wooden chest of two drawers with large round knobs and keyholes. The chest is made of warm brown wood with a polished finish, featuring darker wood grain patterns. The top surface of the chest has a lighter wood color compared to the rest of the structure. The chest is positioned centrally in the image, seen from an angle that highlights the front and a bit of the side, casting a slight shadow on the surface it rests upon.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 32.2 x 45.4 cm (12 11/16 x 17 7/8 in.)
    Original IAD Object: Drawers: 6 1/2" high; 32" long 17 1/2" deep; knobs: 1 1/2" in diameter; 7/8" deep

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8708

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in watercolor: WELLINGTON BLEWETT

Wikidata ID

Q64634857

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