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This is a drawing showing a wooden console table. It includes front and side elevation views. The table has three drawers and detailed turned legs. The front view focuses on the table's structure and proportion, highlighting the drawers and leg design. The side view gives a technical perspective, showing the leg profile and providing insight into the table's depth and design.
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This is a drawing showing a wooden console table. It includes front and side elevation views. The table has three drawers and detailed turned legs. The front view focuses on the table's structure and proportion, highlighting the drawers and leg design. The side view gives a technical perspective, showing the leg profile and providing insight into the table's depth and design.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Accounting Desk

Kurt Melzer

Date
1936
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 25.1 x 34.3 cm (9 7/8 x 13 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 80"long; 49"wide; 51"high.
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.4980
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Bishop Hill
  • American
Inscription

lower left in black ink: Kurt Melzer; lower center: SCALE: 1" = 1'0"

NGA object ID 17181. 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.