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This is a drawing of a design plan for a desk box. The image shows a layout of a desk box made of carved oak with a pine lid, dating from 1650-1675 in America. The drawing includes a top-down plan view and elevation views of the front and side, specifying dimensions and design elements. The top and bottom views are labeled separately with measurements provided at 27 inches for the width and 17¾ inches for the depth. The front elevation highlights a "design in relief," while the side elevation marks the position of a hinge. A title block describes the material and historical context, with a scale note indicating ⅜ inch equals 1 inch.
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This is a drawing of a design plan for a desk box. The image shows a layout of a desk box made of carved oak with a pine lid, dating from 1650-1675 in America. The drawing includes a top-down plan view and elevation views of the front and side, specifying dimensions and design elements. The top and bottom views are labeled separately with measurements provided at 27 inches for the width and 17¾ inches for the depth. The front elevation highlights a "design in relief," while the side elevation marks the position of a hinge. A title block describes the material and historical context, with a scale note indicating ⅜ inch equals 1 inch.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Box

Isidore Sovensky

Date
c. 1936
Medium
pen and ink and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 20.3 x 26.6 cm (8 x 10 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 9 1/2" high; 28" long; 19" wide
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.8878
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
Inscription

upper left in ink: Top Bottom; upper right in ink: DESK BOX / carved oak / with pine lid / American - 1650-1675 / scale 3/8 in. = 1 in.; lower left in ink: Design in relief / Front elevation; lower right in ink: Side Elevation

NGA object ID 21075. 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.