Shaker Cot

c. 1937

Alfred H. Smith

Associated Names
Alfred H. Smith

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image displays a wooden cot with rollers, placed in the center against a plain background. The cot is made of light wood with turned legs and a headboard featuring rounded cutouts. The color scheme consists of light browns and beiges, with black rollers at the base of each leg. The cot is shown in a three-quarter view slightly angled to the right, with shading indicating depth underneath. Below the cot is text saying "Typical Shaker Cot with Rollers."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 27.9 x 22.9 cm (11 x 9 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 60" high; 35" wide; 73" long

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.13537

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1950

  • Christensen, Erwin O., The Index of American Design, New York: 1950, p. 23, no. 43.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphtie: Alfred H. Smith

Wikidata ID

Q64534323

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