Bishop Hill: Bed

c. 1936

Wellington Blewett

Associated Names
Wellington Blewett

Artist, American, born Canada, 1875 - 1962

The image displays a wooden bed frame with a headboard and footboard, both featuring rounded posts and spindle details. The color palette consists of natural wood tones, primarily brown and beige. The bed is positioned in the center of the image at a slight angle, showing both the side and front of the frame. The phrase "SCALE 3/4 TO THE INCH" is written below the bed.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 32.7 x 24.9 cm (12 7/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 52" high; 66 1/2" long; 47 1/2" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8712

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1950

  • Christensen, Erwin O., The Index of American Design, New York: 1950, p. 26, no. 47.

Inscriptions

center left in ink: SCALE 1/8" TO THE INCH

Wikidata ID

Q64634867

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