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Desk

1945
Object PlacePasadena, California, United States
Medium/TechniqueMahogany veneer, beech, yellow poplar, mahogany plywood, metal base
DimensionsOverall: 73.7 x 182.9 x 116.8 cm (29 x 72 x 46 in.)
Credit LineThe John Axelrod Collection
Accession numberAPP.1988.62
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsFurniture
Collections
Provenance1982, sold by Phantom Art Deco & Modern (gallery), Los Angeles, CA to John Axelrod, Boston; 1988, gift of John Axelrod to the MFA (Accession date: November 30, 1988); December 19, 2013, deaccessioned by the MFA.
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