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The image displays an ornately carved wooden bed with a high headboard, footboard, and decorative designs. The color palette includes warm browns with varying shades and textures of wood, along with off-white bedding. The bed is positioned centrally in the image, viewed slightly from the side to showcase the detailed carvings and woodwork against a plain background.
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The image displays an ornately carved wooden bed with a high headboard, footboard, and decorative designs. The color palette includes warm browns with varying shades and textures of wood, along with off-white bedding. The bed is positioned centrally in the image, viewed slightly from the side to showcase the detailed carvings and woodwork against a plain background.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bed, Burl Walnut

Randolph F. Miller

Date
c. 1939
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 30.4 x 22.7 cm (11 15/16 x 8 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: none given
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.3998
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • Victorian
Inscription

lower right in watercolor: R.F. MILLER

NGA object ID 16202. 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.