Desk calendar
William Lescaze
(American, born in Switzerland, 1896–1969)
about 1932
Object PlaceProbably New York, New York
Medium/TechniqueChromium-plated metal, wood, plastic
DimensionsOverall: 6.4 x 26.7 x 14.3 cm (2 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 5 5/8 in.)
Credit LineThe John Axelrod Collection
Accession number2014.1414
ClassificationsMetalwork
InscriptionsStamped into metal of base, near center: "54 [sideways 4]"ProvenanceDesigned and made for the Philadelphia Savings Fund Society building by Howe and Lescaze, part of "accessories for the executive's desk"; by 1990, owned by Fifty/50 (gallery), New York, New York; August 9, 1990, sold by Mark Isaacson of Fifty/50 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)
