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Suggested Design for Segmental Coffee Tables, Lounge 02 & Mezzanine 204, Theatre No. 10

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    Object Details

    Office of

    Donald Deskey, (American, 1894–1989)

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    Suggested Design for Segmental Coffee Tables, Lounge 02 & Mezzanine 204, Theatre No. 10—possibly for Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY—seen in plan, group and individual elevations, and perspective. At upper left, plan shows broken-circle arrangement of seven curved coffee tables. Below, elevations provide additional dimensions and indicate objects set on wheels. Above, at right, perspective in graphite and orange color pencil further describes curved individual coffee table with horizontal accents at top and bottom, resting on wheels or stubby feet. Margins ruled in graphite. Inscribed with Deskey No. 7999.

    Credit Line

    Gift of Donald Deskey

    Date

    1929–1934

    Accession Number

    1988-101-1418

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    furniture

    Object Name

    Drawing

    Type

    Drawing

    Medium

    Graphite, orange color pencil on tracing paper

    Dimensions

    29.2 x 38.2 cm (11 1/2 x 15 1/16 in.)

    Place

    New York, USA

    made in

    USA
    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/kq449b45a2d-7a43-4718-9451-7eb2f63f7f1c

    Record ID

    chndm_1988-101-1418

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