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Open today 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Admission is always free

6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

Sculpture Garden Extended Hours

Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
Open Call

Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Georgian Desk

1935/1942

Willoughby Ions

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Willoughby Ions

Artist, American, 1881 - 1977

The image shows a wooden dresser with intricate carved designs. It has a main compartment and a smaller upper section, four slender turned legs, and a color palette of dark and light browns. The dresser is against a light background, and there are no other objects nearby.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 35.8 x 27.8 cm (14 1/8 x 10 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.10422

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: Willoughby Ions --

Wikidata ID

Q64639933

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