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Drawing, Design for Dining Table, Clarisse Coudert Nast Apartment, 4 East 72nd Street, New York, NY

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Donald Deskey and from the office of Donald Deskey and the design director was Donald Deskey. It is dated ca. 1936 and we acquired it in 1988. Its medium is graphite, 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

31.3 x 44.3 cm (12 5/16 x 17 7/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower right: SCALE 1"=1'–0" / DINING ROOM TABLE / FOR MRS COUDERT NAST / DESIGNED BY / DONALD DESKEY; in red color pencil, lower right: P; in graphite, lower right: #7160; in graphite: dimensions, materials, specs

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Dining Table, Clarisse Coudert Nast Apartment, 4 East 72nd Street, New York, NY; Designed by Donald Deskey (American, 1894–1989); USA; graphite, orange color pencil on tracing paper; 31.3 x 44.3 cm (12 5/16 x 17 7/16 in.); Gift of Donald Deskey; 1988-101-1855

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