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The image displays an ornate armchair with a wooden frame and upholstered seat, backrest, and arm panels adorned with intricate floral patterns in muted pastel tones. The armchair is centrally positioned on a light beige background.
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The image displays an ornate armchair with a wooden frame and upholstered seat, backrest, and arm panels adorned with intricate floral patterns in muted pastel tones. The armchair is centrally positioned on a light beige background.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Armchair

Edna C. Rex

Date
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor, gouache, colored pencil and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 30.4 x 24.2 cm (11 15/16 x 9 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: none given
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.4328
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • New York
  • American
  • plant
  • Flower
  • Victorian
Inscription

lower right in graphite: Edna Rex

NGA object ID 16531. 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.