Warren Platner
Coffee Table

DesignerAmerican, 1919–2006
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Coffee Table
DateDesigned 1966, manufactured c. 1978
PlaceUnited States
MediumNickel-plated steel and glass
DimensionsOverall: 14 × 29 7/8 × 42in. (35.6 × 75.9 × 106.7cm)

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. William Shiffick
Object number99.52.A,.B
Non exposé

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ProvenanceMr. and Mrs. William Shiffick, Houston; given to MFAH, 1999.
Exhibition History“Silver: An American Art—Selections from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 30–February 15, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
The table is unsigned.

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