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1929

  • Work on this object began.

1935

  • Work on this object ended.

1988

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

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Drawing, Design for Glass Shelving with Display Plinth

This is a Drawing. It was from the office of Donald Deskey and Donald Deskey Associates. It is dated ca. 1932 and we acquired it in 1988. Its medium is graphite and green crayon 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 x 36.6 cm (13 x 14 7/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamp in black ink, lower left: DONALD DESKEY / 501 MADISON AVENUE / NEW YORK CITY; in black ink, lower right: DONALD DESKEY / 145 WEST 57TH STREET / NEW YORK CITY

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite at upper margin, center: Oriental Walnut; inscribed in graphite at upper margin right: $/214.00; lower left: 9; inscribed in red color pencil at lower right: P; lower right, graphite: SCALE 1"=1'0"/7879 [circled]; dimensions and materials in graphite Inscribed in graphite, upper center: Oriental Walnut- [underlined]; in graphite, upper right: $214.00; in graphite, lower lefT: 9; in graphite, lower right: SCALE 1"=1'-0"; in red color pencil, lower right: P; in graphite, lower right:7879 [circled]; in graphite: dimensions, materials

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Glass Shelving with Display Plinth; Office of Donald Deskey (American, 1894–1989), Donald Deskey Associates; USA; graphite and green crayon on tracing paper ; 33 x 36.6 cm (13 x 14 7/16 in.); Gift of Donald Deskey; 1988-101-879

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