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The image features a wooden bed frame with tall, turned legs, a decorative headboard, and footboard. The bed frame is pale blue with visible wood grain, creating a rustic look. It is shown centrally on a plain background, with the headboard on the left and the footboard on the right. The angle of the view displays both the side and end of the frame.
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The image features a wooden bed frame with tall, turned legs, a decorative headboard, and footboard. The bed frame is pale blue with visible wood grain, creating a rustic look. It is shown centrally on a plain background, with the headboard on the left and the footboard on the right. The angle of the view displays both the side and end of the frame.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bedstead

Robert Gilson

Date
1935/1942
Medium
watercolor, gouache, and pen and ink over graphiteon paper
Dimensions
overall: 30.6 x 40.6 cm (12 1/16 x 16 in.) Original IAD Object: none given
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.3971
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
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Subjects and terms

  • American
  • Winnesheik County
Inscription

lower center in watercolor: Robert Gilson

NGA object ID 16175. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.