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The image shows a large wooden cabinet with multiple small drawers on the upper half and two larger doors on the lower half. The color palette is predominantly warm tones of brown with a natural wood grain pattern. The cabinet is positioned centrally, with twelve small drawers in the top section arranged in three vertical columns of four drawers each, while the bottom section features two paneled doors, all adorned with decorative handles and carvings. The cabinet rests on short round feet.
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The image shows a large wooden cabinet with multiple small drawers on the upper half and two larger doors on the lower half. The color palette is predominantly warm tones of brown with a natural wood grain pattern. The cabinet is positioned centrally, with twelve small drawers in the top section arranged in three vertical columns of four drawers each, while the bottom section features two paneled doors, all adorned with decorative handles and carvings. The cabinet rests on short round feet.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

"Highboy" (Chest of Drawers)

Edith Towner

Date
c. 1940
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 35.6 x 26.7 cm (14 x 10 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 5'6"high; 4'wide-approximately.
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.7509
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • Spanish Southwest
Inscription

lower right: Edith Towner

NGA object ID 19707. 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.