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1934

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1988

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Drawing, George C. and Eleanor Hutton Rand Apartment: Console Table

This is a Drawing. It was from the office of Donald Deskey and Donald Deskey Associates and made for (as the client) Eleanor Hutton Rand and George C. Rand. It is dated ca. 1934 and we acquired it in 1988. Its medium is graphite and green 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

33.9 x 37.8 cm (13 3/8 x 14 7/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamp in black ink at lower right: DONALD DESKEY/630 FIFTH AVENUE/NEW YORK CITY; Stamp in black ink at lower left: DONALD DESKEY/145 WEST 57TH STREET/ NEW YORK CITY

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite at lower right: SCALE 1 1/2" - 1' 0" [underlined]/#6173 [circled]/RAND; inscribed in graphite at lower left: QUANTITY-1-WHITE HOLLY BASE-BRUSHED CHROME/ BASE & ASSEMBLY ONLY; inscribed in graphite at lower left: 9; inscribed in red color pencil at lower right: OK; inscribed with dimensions and materials throughout.

Cite this object as

Drawing, George C. and Eleanor Hutton Rand Apartment: Console Table; Office of Donald Deskey Associates, Donald Deskey (American, 1894–1989); Client: George C. Rand, Eleanor Hutton Rand; USA; graphite and green pencil on tracing paper; 33.9 x 37.8 cm (13 3/8 x 14 7/8 in.); Gift of Donald Deskey; 1988-101-1251

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