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"Highboy" (Chest of Drawers)

Edith Towner

National Gallery of Art

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.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1940
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
3380 × 4535 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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