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Johann Jacob Schübler

Design for a Corner Desk and Chair

Maker

Johann Jacob Schübler (German, 1689-1742)

Title

Design for a Corner Desk and Chair

Year

1710-1742

Medium

  • Graphite and pen and ink on heavy wove paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Graphite and pen and ink on heavy wove paper

Materials

wash technique, pen and ink

Supports

  • Heavy wove paper

Dimensions

27.3 x 17.5 cm (10 3/4 x 6 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed in pen and ink, LL: "Joh: Jacob Schübler inv: et del:"; numbered LR: "i"

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum purchase: gift of Westcote H. Chesebrough, Mrs. Murray S. Danforth, Mrs. Davenport West, by exchange, and bequest of Martha B. Lisle, by exchange

Object Number

84.165.1

Type

  • Architectural and Design Works on Paper

Exhibition History

American Architects in Paris, 1900-1910
Feb 16, 1990 – May 20, 1990
Furniture in Print
Pattern Books from the Redwood Library
Sep 22, 1989 – Nov 12, 1989

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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Johann Jacob Schübler (German, 1689-1742)
Design for a Corner Desk and Chair, 1710-1742
Graphite and pen and ink on heavy wove paper
27.3 x 17.5 cm (10 3/4 x 6 7/8 inches)
Museum purchase: gift of Westcote H. Chesebrough, Mrs. Murray S. Danforth, Mrs. Davenport West, by exchange, and bequest of Martha B. Lisle, by exchange 84.165.1

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