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Persian Room, Plaza Hotel, New York, NY

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Object Details

Designer

Scott and Teegen, New York, New York, USA

Photographer

F.S. Lincoln, American, 1894–1976

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Photograph depicting the Persian Room at the Plaza Hotel in New York in its first interior design scheme. A square room with a circular wooden floor at center mirroring a two-toned circular ceiling treatment above. Highly reflective ceiling. Dark round tables with concentric contrasting stripes fill the room, each with groups of four chairs. The table in the foreground filled with etched gimlet and water glasses, a bottle of whiskey, and an ash tray. A long bar in the corner with bottles and glasses; walls draped in striped curtains. Above, a large mural depicting figural scenes of Persian musicians and dancers in fanciful landscapes. To the right, a smaller mural showing Persian princes on horseback.

Credit Line

Gift of Carola and Guy Walton

Date

ca. 1930

Accession Number

1992-73-2

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

interiors

Object Name

Photograph

Type

Photograph

Medium

Gelatin silver print on paper

Dimensions

25.2 × 20 cm (9 15/16 × 7 7/8 in.)
Image: 24.6 × 19.1 cm (9 11/16 × 7 1/2 in.)

made in

New York, NY, USA

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4c5ed73fe-85ce-455a-852e-36263bc2eae4

Record ID

chndm_1992-73-2

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