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Drawing, Design for End Table

This is a Drawing. It was overseen (as design director) by Donald Deskey and from the office of Donald Deskey. It is dated August 20, 1932 and we acquired it in 1988. Its medium is graphite, red, orange 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): 23.7 × 35.7 cm (9 5/16 × 14 1/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Architect’s stamp in black ink, lower right [cropped at left]: DONALD DESKEY / 145 WEST 57TH STREET / NEW YORK CITY [with misc. drafting information]

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite in architect's stamp, lower left: [drawing] #707 [crossed out] / [scale] 1"=1'–0"; [drawn by] W.S.H. / [date] 8/20/32; [date] [crossed out date] / 8/20/32; in graphite, lower right: #6204 [circled]; in red color pencil, lower right: P; in graphite, lower right: SCALE 1"=1'–0"; in graphite, lower right: END TABLE SOFA #9; in graphite: dimensions, views, calculations

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for End Table; Office of Donald Deskey (American, 1894–1989); USA; graphite, red, orange color pencil on tracing paper; (irregular): 23.7 × 35.7 cm (9 5/16 × 14 1/16 in.); Gift of Donald Deskey; 1988-101-1847

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