Shaker Sugar Chest

1935/1942

George V. Vezolles

Associated Names
George V. Vezolles

Artist, American, 1885 - 1956

A wooden chest with four ornately turned legs is centered against a plain background. The chest possesses finely crafted details such as a small brass keyhole and knob on its surface. The background is devoid of other objects, emphasizing the chest's solitary presence.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 24.4 x 31.9 cm (9 5/8 x 12 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.13575

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2016

  • Kentucky by Design: The Decorative Arts and American Culture, Frazier History Museum, Louisville, 2016 - 2017.

Bibliography

1950

  • Christensen, Erwin O., The Index of American Design, New York: 1950, p. 23, no. 41.

2015

  • Doss, Erika, Jerrold Hirsch, and Jean M. Burks. Kentucky by Design: The Decorative Arts and American Culture. Exh. cat. Frazier History Museum, Louisville, 2016: 74-76, no. 4, fig. 43.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: -Geo. V. Vezolles-

Wikidata ID

Q64571616

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