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Writing Desk Set

c. 1939

Ursula Lauderdale

Associated Names

Ursula Lauderdale

Artist, American, 1872 - 1968

The image depicts a wooden, rectangular object with a long groove and two circular indentations. The object is colored in shades of brown resembling wood, with lighter tones in the grooves and indentations. It is placed in the center of the image on a plain, light background, slightly tilted to the right.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 24.5 x 35.5 cm (9 5/8 x 14 in.)
Original IAD Object: 10 1/4" long; 5 1/2" wide
Accession Number

1943.8.16300

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: -Ursula Lauder-

Wikidata ID

Q64633403

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