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Drawing, Design for Vanity Table

This is a Drawing. It was manufactured by Kroehler Manufacturing Co. and from the office of Donald Deskey and drafted by Donald Deskey. It is dated ca. 1934 and we acquired it in 1988. Its medium is graphite, green pastel 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

24.5 × 34.7 cm (9 5/8 × 13 11/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: VANITY [cropped]; in graphite, lower right: SCALE 1"=1'–0"; in red color pencil, lower right: P; in graphite, lower right: [circle, cropped]; in graphite: dimensions, components (including GLASS TOP, MIRROR, and PLATE GLASS)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Vanity Table; Office of Donald Deskey (American, 1894–1989); Manufactured by Kroehler Manufacturing Co.; graphite, green pastel on tracing paper; 24.5 × 34.7 cm (9 5/8 × 13 11/16 in.); Gift of Donald Deskey; 1988-101-1984

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