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The image shows a wooden chair with an intricate design. It has a high backrest with cut-out ornamental patterns, scrolled armrests, and cabriole legs. The chair is primarily colored in rich browns with a natural wood finish.
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The image shows a wooden chair with an intricate design. It has a high backrest with cut-out ornamental patterns, scrolled armrests, and cabriole legs. The chair is primarily colored in rich browns with a natural wood finish.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Arm Chair

M. Rosenshield-von-Paulin

Date
1937
Medium
watercolor, gouache, colored pencil and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
sheet: 30.1 × 22.8 cm (11 7/8 × 9 in.) Original IAD Object: none given
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.4224
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Philadelphia
  • American
  • mixed motif
  • Shell
  • Transitional Queen Anne/Chippendale
  • Acanthus
Inscription

lower left in graphite: M. Rosenshield-von-Paulin.

NGA object ID 16427. 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.