This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions), and as such we offer a high-resolution image of it. See our image rights statement.

 

Object Timeline

1916

  • Work on this object began.

1939

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2024

  • You found it!

Drawing, Design for a Marquetry Piano Case

This is a Drawing. It was designed by D. Freedley. It is dated November 1916 and we acquired it in 1939. Its medium is graphite and watercolor on card stock. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Edith Wetmore. It is credited Given by Miss Edith Wetmore.

Its dimensions are

38.3 × 47.3 cm (15 1/16 × 18 5/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Marquetry Piano Case; Designed by Durr Freedley (American, 1888–1938); USA; graphite and watercolor on card stock; 38.3 × 47.3 cm (15 1/16 × 18 5/8 in.); Given by Miss Edith Wetmore; 1939-79-7

This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

If you would like to cite this object in a Wikipedia article please use the following template:

<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18557515/ |title=Drawing, Design for a Marquetry Piano Case |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=19 April 2024 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>