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This is a detailed scale drawing of an American armchair from around 1700. The drawing includes three views of the chair: front, side, and top, each labeled. The chair has twisted wood designs on the legs and arm supports, a high backrest, and armrests. The seat seems cushioned and potentially upholstered with a reddish-brown material. Measurements and proportions are annotated along the bottom. The drawing appears to be for study or reproduction purposes.
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This is a detailed scale drawing of an American armchair from around 1700. The drawing includes three views of the chair: front, side, and top, each labeled. The chair has twisted wood designs on the legs and arm supports, a high backrest, and armrests. The seat seems cushioned and potentially upholstered with a reddish-brown material. Measurements and proportions are annotated along the bottom. The drawing appears to be for study or reproduction purposes.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Armchair

M. Rosenshield-von-Paulin

Date
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor, pen and ink, colored pencil, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 27.1 x 20.4 cm (10 11/16 x 8 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 39"high, 24"long, 18"wide.
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.4092
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • Jacobean
Inscription

upper right in black ink: SCALE DRAWING / of / ARMCHAIR / American, about 1700 / N. 10.125.196 / Gallerie M-22 / Metropolitan Museum of Art / M. Rosenshield-von-Paulin

NGA object ID 16295. 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.