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1949

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1972

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Drawing, Lavatory installation - drawing of sink and counter materials, (3 views)

This is a Drawing. It was created by Henry Dreyfuss Associates. It is dated March 11, 1949 and we acquired it in 1972. Its medium is graphite on off-white tracing paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Henry Dreyfuss. It is credited Gift of Henry Dreyfuss.

Its dimensions are

30.4 x 45.7 cm (11 15/16 in. x 18 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped in black ink, lower right: ROUGH SKETCH / HENRY DREYFUSS 969 SAN PASQUALE STREET, PASADENA 5, CAL. / 501 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK 22, N. Y.

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, left center: TILE / CEMENT / LAV. / CHANNEL TO PROTECT / PLYWOOD / 8 LAV. FASTNERS / 1; center: ¾” PLYWOOD / FORMICA / STAINLESS / VINYL OR CAVLK / LAV / CLAMPS / 2; right center: MARBLE / CAVLK &/OR / VINYL GASKET / LAV. / 3; lower right: DW6 #C69-4 / 3-11-49 / CRANE - LAV. INSTALLATION.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Lavatory installation - drawing of sink and counter materials, (3 views); Henry Dreyfuss Associates (United States); USA; graphite on off-white tracing paper; 30.4 x 45.7 cm (11 15/16 in. x 18 in.); Gift of Henry Dreyfuss; 1972-88-341

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