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Object Timeline

1937

  • Work on this object began.

1975

  • We acquired this object.

2024

  • You found it!

Drawing, Torrance: Dresser, March 3, 1937

This is a Drawing. It was manufactured by Company of Master Craftsmen and from the office of Donald Deskey Associates. It is dated March 3, 1937 and we acquired it in 1975. Its medium is graphite, black ink, red and blue color pencil 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.

It has the following markings

Stamp in black ink, lower right: DONALD DESKEY/630 FIFTH AVENUE/NEW YORK CITY

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite in stamp, lower right: 8723/F.S./TORRANCE, OLSSON/DILLM./D./3./3./37, 3/6/37, 1, MASTER.; inscribed in graphite, left of stamp: 1 DRESSERS 46" LONG-20" DEEP-36" HIGH/MYRTLE BURL & BLEACHED WHITE SYCAMORE/INTERIOR BLEACHED MAPLE/THREE DRAWERS ON EXT. SLIDES/USE YOUR STANDARD DRAWERS INTERIOR (DIVIDER ETC.)/USE DOMES OF SILENCE/VENEER ALL EXPOSED EDGES, TOP EDGES OF DRAWERS/PULLS BLEACHED SYCAMORE; dimensions, instructions, materials in graphite

Cite this object as

Drawing, Torrance: Dresser, March 3, 1937; Manufactured by Company of Master Craftsmen (United States); Office of Donald Deskey Associates; USA; graphite, black ink, red and blue color pencil on tracing paper; Gift of Donald Deskey; 1975-11-929

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