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A wooden chair with a floral carved backrest is the focus of the image. It is upholstered in light beige fabric with green and orange floral embroidery. Sketches of different components of the chair are positioned around it, in grayscale. The chair is mainly dark wood brown and light beige with touches of green and orange. The sketches are placed in the upper right and lower left corners on a neutral background.
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A wooden chair with a floral carved backrest is the focus of the image. It is upholstered in light beige fabric with green and orange floral embroidery. Sketches of different components of the chair are positioned around it, in grayscale. The chair is mainly dark wood brown and light beige with touches of green and orange. The sketches are placed in the upper right and lower left corners on a neutral background.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Armchair

Floyd R. Sharp

Date
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor, gouache, colored pencil and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 30.4 x 22.8 cm (11 15/16 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 42"high, 24"wide
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.4327
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

upper left verso in graphite: Artist - Floyd Sharp

NGA object ID 16530. 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.