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1924

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1934

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1969

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Dressing Table And Bench (USA)

This is a Dressing Table and Bench. It was retailed by Lord & Taylor. It is dated ca. 1929 and we acquired it in 1969. Its medium is lacquered joined wood, mirrored glass, metal. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

Art Deco – or French modern, as the style was called in New York – was enthusiastically promoted by the city’s leading department stores. The style was known for its bold colors, strong lines, and overall modern appearance. This red-orange-lacquered suite features a color, sometimes known as “Chinese red,” that helped popularize this American variant of a French design in mixed woods by Léon Jallot.

It is credited Gift of James M. Osborn.

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Its dimensions are

H x W x D (a: dressing table): 79.3 x 105.4 x 60.3 cm (31 1/4 x 41 1/2 x 23 3/4 in.) H x W x D (b: bench): 49.5 x 54.8 x 31.5 cm (19 1/2 x 21 9/16 x 12 3/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Dressing Table And Bench (USA); Retailed by Lord & Taylor (United States); lacquered joined wood, mirrored glass, metal; H x W x D (a: dressing table): 79.3 x 105.4 x 60.3 cm (31 1/4 x 41 1/2 x 23 3/4 in.) H x W x D (b: bench): 49.5 x 54.8 x 31.5 cm (19 1/2 x 21 9/16 x 12 3/8 in.); Gift of James M. Osborn; 1969-97-7-a/i

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s and Making Design.

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