Artist:Marcel Breuer
Medium: Birch plywood and solid wood
Geograhical Locations:
Dates:1938
Dimensions: 29 1/16 x 50 x 24 5/8 in. (73.8 x 127 x 62.5 cm)
Collections:
Accession Number: 83.1.2
Image: 83.1.2_bw.jpg,
Catalogue Description: Desk (one of four pieces of dormitory furniture), birch plywood and solid wood. Desk is composed of simple rounded-edged rectangular top supported on the proper left by a flat-bottomed U-shaped leg; in the middle by two braces stretching under the width of the top; and on the proper right by rectangular drawer unit, the full depth of the top. The drawer unit has a recessed base below, then one large and three small drawers above, all with handles (recessed) cut into the middle of each drawer unit. Condition: Fair, generally worn. Numerous scratches and stains to the top. Wear to finish on most edges with 1 3/4 inch chip to front proper right leg. Grain raised along inside of leg. Greatest wear to front of all four drawers; surfaces are heavily worn and brushed, with scratches, stains and discolorations throughout.