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Table

Alfred Walbeck

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing of a wooden drop-leaf table design. It features a detailed rendering of a wooden table with a drop-leaf feature, shown in color centrally, with the table depicted standing on slender legs with small caster wheels. Surrounding this are technical drawings in black and white showing different views and details of the table; one showing the side view of the leg with the text '1 1/8" = 1’ ', another presenting an overhead view with the drop-leaf extended, and a third providing additional detail of the table edge also with the same scale notation. The layout and style imply a precise and technical representation, often used in furniture design to convey construction details.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, gouache, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
4245 × 3465 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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