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Drawing, Design for Vanity Table and Mirror
This is a Drawing. It was drafted by Donald Deskey and from the office of Donald Deskey and manufactured by BL-S-W. It is dated September 1, 1933 and we acquired it in 1988. Its medium is grapite 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
Sheet: 33.1 × 37.1 cm (13 1/16 × 14 5/8 in.)
It has the following markings
Stamp in black ink, lower right: DONALD DESKEY / 145 WEST 57TH STREET / NEW YORK CITY; Later stamp in black ink, upper right: DONALD DESKEY / ASSOCIATES
It is inscribed
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: 2 [circled]; in graphite, lower left: BL-S-W. / 9/1/33; in graphite, upper right: out; in graphite, lower right: PEARWOOD & WHITE LACQUER / BURL "AMBOYNA" [crossed out] (TO be / decided) & WHITE OR / BLACK LAC.; in graphite, lower right: SCALE 1"=1'–0"; in graphite, lower right: # / 7451 [circled]; in red color pencil, lower right: P; in graphite: dimensions, views, materials (including MIRROR)
Cite this object as
Drawing, Design for Vanity Table and Mirror; Office of Donald Deskey (American, 1894–1989); Manufactured by BL-S-W; grapite on tracing paper; Sheet: 33.1 × 37.1 cm (13 1/16 × 14 5/8 in.); Gift of Donald Deskey; 1988-101-1976