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Drawing, Design for an End Table in Blond and Dark Wood with Drawer and Closed Cabinet

This is a Drawing. It was from the office of Donald Deskey and Donald Deskey Associates and manufactured by BL-S-W and drafted by BL-S-W and made for (as the client) BL-S-W. It is dated September 1, 1933 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

33.3 x 37.3 cm (13 1/8 x 14 11/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamp in black ink at lower right: DONALD DESKEY/ 145 WEST 57TH STREET/ NEW YORK CITY

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: BL.-S.-W./ 9/1/33; center right: out; lower right: out; in graphite, lower left: 4 [encircled]; in red color pencil, lower right: P; dimensions in graphite

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for an End Table in Blond and Dark Wood with Drawer and Closed Cabinet; Office of Donald Deskey (American, 1894–1989), Donald Deskey Associates; Manufactured by BL-S-W; USA; graphite on tracing paper; 33.3 x 37.3 cm (13 1/8 x 14 11/16 in.); Gift of Donald Deskey; 1988-101-1199

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