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Drawing, Design for Sideboard, George C. and Eleanor Hutton Rand Apartment, 42 Washington Mews, New York, NY

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Donald Deskey and from the office of Donald Deskey and made for (as the client) George C. Rand and Eleanor Hutton Rand. It is dated 1934 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

34 × 37.7 cm (13 3/8 × 14 13/16 in.), uneven right edge

It has the following markings

Stamp in black ink, lower left: DONALD DESKEY / 501 MADISON AVENUE / NEW YORK CITY; later stamp in black ink, center right: DONALD DESKEY / ASSOCIATES

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: 9; in graphite, lower right: SCALE 1"—1'–0"; in red color pencil, lower right: SEE # 8036 P; in graphite, lower right: 7125 / RAND. [circled]; in graphite: dimensions, materials (including WHITE LAC., THUYA, BRUSHED CHROM. and ETCHED GLASS REFLECTOR)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Sideboard, George C. and Eleanor Hutton Rand Apartment, 42 Washington Mews, New York, NY; Designed by Donald Deskey (American, 1894–1989); Client: George C. Rand, Eleanor Hutton Rand; graphite on tracing paper; 34 × 37.7 cm (13 3/8 × 14 13/16 in.), uneven right edge; Gift of Donald Deskey; 1988-101-1932

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