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The image shows a wooden cabinet with an overhanging roof and double doors. The structure is primarily a warm brown color with lighter accents on the frame. It is placed centrally against a plain off-white background.
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The image shows a wooden cabinet with an overhanging roof and double doors. The structure is primarily a warm brown color with lighter accents on the frame. It is placed centrally against a plain off-white background.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Altar for Chinese Temple

Vera Van Voris

Date
c. 1939
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 35.5 x 24.4 cm (14 x 9 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 36 1/2"high; 37 1/8"acr. top; 27 1/2"deep
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.6584
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Sonoma
  • American
Inscription

lower right in black ink: V. Van Voris

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