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Drawing, Design for Chest of Drawers
This is a Drawing. It was overseen (as design director) by Donald Deskey and manufactured by Kroehler Manufacturing Co. and Valentine-Seaver Company and from the office of Donald Deskey. It is dated 1930–1934 and we acquired it in 1988. Its medium is graphite, red 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
(irregular): 29.2 × 36.8 cm (11 1/2 × 14 1/2 in.)
It has the following markings
Stamp in black ink, lower right: DONALD DESKEY / 145 WEST 57TH STREET / NEW YORK CITY; later stamp in black ink, upper center: DONALD DESKEY / ASSOCIATES
It is inscribed
Inscribed in red color pencil, uppwer right: V. & S. - [??]; in red color pencil, lower left: K. # / 1020 [circled in graphite]; in graphite, lower right: SCALE 1"—1'–0"; in red color pencil, lower right: P; in graphite, lower right: 7240 [circled]; in graphite: dimensions
Cite this object as
Drawing, Design for Chest of Drawers; Design Director: Donald Deskey (American, 1894–1989); Manufactured by Kroehler Manufacturing Co., Valentine-Seaver Company; USA; graphite, red color pencil on tracing paper; (irregular): 29.2 × 36.8 cm (11 1/2 × 14 1/2 in.); Gift of Donald Deskey; 1988-101-1790
