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Desk (France)
This is a Desk. It was designed by Jean-Michel Frank. It is dated 1930–35 and we acquired it in 1968. Its medium is wood, shagreen, ivory. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
Jean-Michel Frank liked to mix surface textures—an aesthetic he conveyed to Eyre de Lanux—such as the use of shagreen (sharkskin) for this desk while other pieces from the same commission were covered in straw, leather, and parchment.
This object was
donated by
Forsythe Sherfesee and Mrs. Forsythe Sherfesee.
It is credited Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Forsythe Sherfesee.
- Desk
- nickel-plated steel.
- Courtesy of Thom Browne.
- 74.2015.1
- Coffee Table (France)
- wood, painted gesso.
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Forsythe Sherfesee.
- 1968-144-9
- Table Top (France)
- wood, parchment.
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Forsythe Sherfesee.
- 1968-144-5
Our curators have highlighted 4 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:
- Side Chair (France)
- wood, shagreen, fabric.
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Forsythe Sherfesee.
- 1968-144-1
- Ring Case
- shagreen.
- Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
- 1931-86-116
- Shagreen Matchsafe
- shagreen, plated metal.
- Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener.
- 1978-146-306
Its dimensions are
H x W x D: 80.8 x 142 x 60 cm (31 13/16 x 55 7/8 x 23 5/8 in.)
Cite this object as
Desk (France); Designed by Jean-Michel Frank (French, 1895–1941); wood, shagreen, ivory; H x W x D: 80.8 x 142 x 60 cm (31 13/16 x 55 7/8 x 23 5/8 in.); Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Forsythe Sherfesee; 1968-144-13-a/g
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions Jon Gray of Ghetto Gastro Selects and The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s.
