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Drawing, Design for Vanity Table and Mirror

This is a Drawing. It was drafted by Donald Deskey and from the office of Donald Deskey. It is dated ca. 1932 and we acquired it in 1988. Its medium is graphite 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

25.5 × 36.1 cm (10 1/16 × 14 3/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Later stamp in black ink, center right: DONALD DESKEY / ASSOCIATES

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, upper left: PLAN; in graphite, center left: MIRROR; in graphite: dimensions

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Vanity Table and Mirror; Drafted by Donald Deskey (American, 1894–1989); graphite on tracing paper; 25.5 × 36.1 cm (10 1/16 × 14 3/16 in.); Gift of Donald Deskey; 1988-101-1985

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