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1929

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1988

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Drawing, Design for Serving Table, Clarisse Coudert Nast Apartment, New York, NY

This is a Drawing. It was from the office of Donald Deskey Associates and Donald Deskey. It is dated ca. 1929 and we acquired it in 1988. Its medium is graphite, orange color pencil on tracing paper . It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Donald Deskey. It is credited Gift of Donald Deskey.

Its dimensions are

32.5 x 39.3 cm (12 13/16 x 15 1/2 in.)

It is signed

Signed in graphite, lower right: DESIGNED BY / DONALD DESKEY

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower right: SERVING TABLE FOR / MRS. COUDERT NAST; in graphite: views; in graphite, lower left: 11; in graphite, lower right margin: [illegible script]

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Serving Table, Clarisse Coudert Nast Apartment, New York, NY; Office of Donald Deskey Associates, Donald Deskey (American, 1894–1989); USA; graphite, orange color pencil on tracing paper ; 32.5 x 39.3 cm (12 13/16 x 15 1/2 in.); Gift of Donald Deskey; 1988-101-1375

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