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1947

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1995

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Drawing, Design No. 1 of Sunbeam Toaster

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Alfonso Iannelli and made for Sunbeam Corporation and firm: Iannelli Studios Designers. It is dated October 1947 and we acquired it in 1995. Its medium is graphite, brush and orange gouache on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase from Friends of Drawings and Prints Fund.

Its dimensions are

33.3 × 77 cm (13 1/8 × 30 5/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: FRONT ELEVATION; lower right: SIDE ELEVATION; across bottom: DESIGN NO. 1 OF SUNBEAM TOASTER SUNBEAM CORP. OCT. 28/47 IANNELLI STUDIOS DESIGNERS

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design No. 1 of Sunbeam Toaster; Designed by Alfonso Iannelli (Italian, active USA, 1888–1965); Made for Sunbeam Corporation; Firm: Iannelli Studios Designers; USA; graphite, brush and orange gouache on paper; 33.3 × 77 cm (13 1/8 × 30 5/16 in.); Museum purchase from Friends of Drawings and Prints Fund; 1994-104-1

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