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1960

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2000

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Drawing, Designs for Leather Container and Two Leather Chairs, for Plycraft

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Karim Rashid. It is dated n.d. and we acquired it in 2000. Its medium is rollerball pen in black ink on white paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Karim Rashid. It is credited Gift of Karim Rashid.

Its dimensions are

35.4 x 26.5 cm (13 15/16 x 10 7/16 in. )

It is inscribed

Inscribed with rollerball pen in black ink, upper left: leather containers [underlined]/white/Black/brown/chestnut/natural; upper center: [arrow pointing down to right] stitching [underlined]/ 4 shapes; center right: Leather over steel frame; center: [arrow pointing up to right] Leather with suede inserts ["inserts" underlined]/ [arrow pointing right] Perforated leather [underlined]

Cite this object as

Drawing, Designs for Leather Container and Two Leather Chairs, for Plycraft; Designed by Karim Rashid (Canadian, b. Egypt, 1960); rollerball pen in black ink on white paper; 35.4 x 26.5 cm (13 15/16 x 10 7/16 in. ); Gift of Karim Rashid; 2000-50-16

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