Handmade Grater

1935/1942

Joseph Glover

Associated Names
Joseph Glover

Artist, American, c. 1906 - 1995

This is a drawing of a furniture piece, possibly a chair back. It shows a vertically elongated rectangular wooden board with a rounded top and a perforated cushion attached to it. The cushion has multiple small round holes evenly distributed across its surface. The wooden board has decorative elements at the rounded top and bottom, possibly handles or embellishments. The drawing is labeled as a preliminary sketch and attributed to "J. Glover" from Westchester County. Notes on the page mention its purpose as a preliminary version, along with scale and dimensions specifications.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 39.2 x 30.1 cm (15 7/16 x 11 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.11362


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in black ink: J. Glover / Westchester County; lower rithg in graphite: Preliminary Sketch / of old "GRATER"- (hand made) / scale: - ACTUAL SIZE - (for approval as to treatment / and subject)

Wikidata ID

Q64591151

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