Chalkboard, Model 903
Decorative Arts and Design
MEDIUM
Wood, pigment, metal screws
DATES
ca. 1954
DIMENSIONS
25 3/8 x 26 3/8 x 10 3/8 in. (64.5 x 67 x 26.4 cm)
MARKINGS
On front of base: applied silvered-metal round tag painted black: "ado [underlined]/ NEDERL. FABRIKATT"
ACCESSION NUMBER
2016.6.8
CREDIT LINE
Modernism Benefit Fund and H. Randolph Lever Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Child’s double-sided tabletop chalkboard with tray base; circular board slotted into two vertical arms connected with threaded bolts to an adjustable easel-like base painted or lacquered in a high-gloss red, with yellow accents and composed of a storage tray and two swinging legs, one pointed and one notched on each side that fit together to form a rigid triangular support on either side of the writing surface. A small hand grip is slotted onto the top of the chalkboard. White metal manufacturers’ label "ado / NEDERL. FABRIKATT" is tacked to center front of tray. Bolts allow easel legs to fully rotate and function in either direction; wear on easel feet suggest it was used in both directions.
Condition: Seems to retain original paint surface. The proper right arm may be a replacement as it is less worn than the other pieces (and appears different under ultraviolet light).
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