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Design for Plastic Laminate: Hourglasses on Grid IV

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Design for plastic laminate. All-over repeat pattern across four rectangular photostats mounted on board featuring vertical rectangular grid superimposed by rounded hourglass shapes. Lines are rough and textural; original likely rendered in crayon or pastel.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
Donald Deskey, (American, 1894–1989)
Office of
Donald Deskey Associates, New York, New York, USA
Manufacturer
Micarta, American, founded ca. 1910
Date
ca. 1960
Credit Line
Gift of Donald Deskey
Medium
Photostats mounted on board
Dimensions
24.1 × 19.2 cm (9 1/2 × 7 9/16 in.)
Mount: 24.1 × 21.3 cm (9 1/2 × 8 3/8 in.)
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Photostat
Type
Photostat
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