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The image shows a wooden chair with an intricately carved back and legs, upholstered in dark velvet. The color palette includes red-brown hues for the wood and deep black for the upholstery. Surrounding the chair are sketches: floral carvings on the chair, a floral motif to the right, and a detailed sketch of one of the chair legs in the bottom right corner.
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The image shows a wooden chair with an intricately carved back and legs, upholstered in dark velvet. The color palette includes red-brown hues for the wood and deep black for the upholstery. Surrounding the chair are sketches: floral carvings on the chair, a floral motif to the right, and a detailed sketch of one of the chair legs in the bottom right corner.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Balter Chair

Beverly Chichester

Date
1936
Medium
watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 27.8 x 22.5 cm (10 15/16 x 8 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 35"high, 16 1/2"wide at front. Seat 16", back 14 1/2"wide.
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.4324
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • plant
  • Flower
  • Victorian
Inscription

lower left in graphite: B.E.C.

NGA object ID 16527. 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.