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Desk organizer

(American, born in Switzerland, 1896–1969)
about 1932
Object PlaceProbably New York, New York
Medium/TechniqueChromium-plated metal
DimensionsOverall: 8.9 x 14 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit LineThe John Axelrod Collection
Accession number2014.1411
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMetalwork
Collections
ProvenanceDesigned and made for the Philadelphia Savings Fund Society building by Howe and Lescaze, part of "accessories for the executive's desk"; by 1986, owned by Delorenzo (gallery), New York; sold January 29, 1986 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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