"Skyscraper" bookcase/pedestal
Paul T. Frankl
(American, born in Austria, 1886 – 1958)
about 1930
Object PlaceNew York, New York
Medium/TechniquePainted wood and glass
DimensionsOverall: 60.5 x 45.7 x 37.7 cm (23 13/16 x 18 x 14 13/16 in.)
Glass (not original): H 0.55 cm x W 36 cm x D 27.8 cm
Glass (not original): H 0.55 cm x W 36 cm x D 27.8 cm
Credit LineThe John Axelrod Collection
Accession number2015.963
On View
Not on viewClassificationsFurniture
Collections
ProvenanceBy 2002, owned by 330 (gallery); December 14, 2002, acquired via trade by John Axelrod, Boston, MA; 2008, promised gift of John Axelrod to the MFA; 2015, gift of Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 22, 2015)
Paul T. Frankl