Drawing, Design for Vanity

This is a Drawing. It was from the office of Donald Deskey and drafted by Donald Deskey. It is dated 1929–1934 and we acquired it in 1988. Its medium is graphite, green, 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

28.9 × 36.2 cm (11 3/8 × 14 1/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamp in black ink, lower left: DONALD DESKEY / 145 WEST 57TH STREET / NEW YORK CITY; in black ink, lower right: DONALD DESKEY / 145 WEST 57TH STREET / NEW YORK CITY; Later stamp in black ink, lower left: DONALD DESKEY / ASSOCIATES; later stamp in black ink, center right: DONALD DESKEY / ASSOCIATES

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, upper left: WHITE / LACQ | BLEACHED / WHITE SYCOMORE [sic] | WHITE / LACQ; in red color pencil, upper right: [directional arrow] METAL; in graphite, center left: LIGHT [directional arrow] | MIRROR | [directional arrow] LIGHT / SYCOMORE [sic] / CRISTAL [sic]; in graphite, center right: CRISTAL [sic] | METAL. / [directional arrow] | 1" SQUARE TUBE / POL. CHROME.; in graphite, lower left: 9 [circled]; in graphite, lower right: SCALE 1"—1'–0"; in graphite, lower right: SEE NEW DRAWING [underlined]; in red color pencil, lower right: P; in graphite, lower right: 7352 [circled]; in graphite: dimensions

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