Object Details
Artist
Mary Ellen Best, 1809 – 1891
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
The boldly patterned wallpaper, green draperies and matching upholstered furniture shown in this interior impart an air of masculinity to the room. While the proportions of the windows at left would be suited to a room intended for formal receptions, the desk, bookcase and work table suggest that this interior has been converted to a working study, in which the occupant is surrounded by his pictures, books and sculptures.
Credit Line
Thaw Collection
Date
1837–40
Accession Number
2007-27-79
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
interiors
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Brush and watercolor, graphite on off-white wove paper
Dimensions
Frame H x W x D: 44.8 x 60.3 x 2.5 cm (17 5/8 x 23 3/4 x 1 in.)
Sheet: 30.2 x 45.5 cm (11 7/8 x 17 15/16 in.)
made in
Germany
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_2007-27-79