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Side table

(American, 1894–1989)
(active 1927–1931)
designed about 1928
Object PlaceNew York, New York
Medium/TechniqueChromium-plated steel, black Vitrolite (glass) or Bakelite (plastic)
DimensionsOverall: 39.4 x 62.9 x 62.9 cm (15 1/2 x 24 3/4 x 24 3/4 in.)
Credit LineThe John Axelrod Collection
Accession number2014.1385
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsFurniture
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1984, owned by Alan Moss (gallery), New York, New York; December 28, 1984, sold by Alan Moss to John Axelrod, Boston, Massachusetts; 2008, promised gift of John Axelrod to the Museum; 2014, gift of Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: October 29, 2014)
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