Design for a Canape with Red Upholstery against a Yellow Marbled Backdrop for Harold Brown Esq. (RI)

Architect Designed by Ogden Codman, Jr. American

1893–94

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Design for a canape with red striped upholstery and a white, wooden classical frame. The canape is presented as seen from the front and the side, set against a yellow, marbled backdrop.

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Title: Design for a Canape with Red Upholstery against a Yellow Marbled Backdrop for Harold Brown Esq. (RI)
Artist: Ogden Codman, Jr. (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1868–1951 Grégy-sur-Yerre)
Artist: Office of Ogden Codman, Jr. (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1868–1951 Grégy-sur-Yerre)
Architect: Designed by Ogden Codman, Jr. (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1868–1951 Grégy-sur-Yerre)
Date: 1893–94
Medium: Watercolor over graphite
Dimensions: Sheet: 4 1/2 × 10 3/16 in. (11.4 × 25.8 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Estate of Ogden Codman, 1951
Object Number: 51.644.76(21)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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