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Abby Aldrich Greene Rockefeller Apartment: Two Bedrooms

Catalog Data

Office of:
Donald Deskey Associates, New York, New York, USA  Search this
Client:
Abby Greene Aldrich Rockefeller  Search this
Medium:
Graphite, pink colored pencil, and black ink on tracing paper, ruled border in graphite
Dimensions:
H x W: 65.4 x 100.3 cm (25 3/4 x 39 1/2 in.)
Type:
interiors
Drawing
Object Name:
Drawing
Place:
USA
Date:
1930–32
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Plan and elevations for Room # 713 and Room # 714. The smaller room, # 713 at left has two small twin beds on left wall; night table beside each bed. Entrance to right of beds on left wall. Two draped windows on far wall, with desk between windows and mirror above desk; upholstered chair and ottoman in upper right corner of room and chest on upper right wall. Door on lower right wall and lower wall at right. Two unidentified rooms separate Room # 713 and Room # 714. Entrance to Room # 714 at center of left wall; tall chest on both sides of door, and second door at lower left wall. Chaise lounge and floor lamp in upper left corner. Two windows on far wall, with large mirror between each window; table in front of mirror at center. Upholstered armchair and table lamp in upper right corner. Low chest at center of right wall with circular mirror above. Upholstered armchair with tubular arms in lower right corner. Double-bed at center of lower wall and flanked by two night tables.
Credit Line:
Gift of Donald Deskey
Accession Number:
1975-11-487
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4664a0150-d47a-428d-bb98-1c84f8b16277
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1975-11-487