Designer
Giò Ponti(Italian, 1891–1979)Italian, 1891–1979
ManufacturerManufactured by
M. Singer & Sons(American)American
CultureItalian
Titles
- Display Cabinet, Model 2140
Date1951
Manufactured inNew York City, New York, United States
MediumItalian walnut, lacquered wood, glass, and brass
DimensionsInstalled: 81 × 78 3/4 × 18 1/4 in. (205.7 × 200 × 46.4 cm)
.A, Bottom: 36 × 78 3/4 × 18 1/4 in. (91.4 × 200 × 46.4 cm)
.B, Top: 48 3/4 × 78 3/4 × 13 3/4 in. (123.8 × 200 × 34.9 cm)
.A, Bottom: 36 × 78 3/4 × 18 1/4 in. (91.4 × 200 × 46.4 cm)
.B, Top: 48 3/4 × 78 3/4 × 13 3/4 in. (123.8 × 200 × 34.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation
Object number2016.145.A,.B
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Modern Living: Giò Ponti and the Twentieth-Century Aesthetics of Design," Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, June 10–September 17, 2017.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
.A, Verso: Inscribed in graphite, center bottom: KEYS / [arrow pointing down]
.A, Verso: Inscribed in graphite, top right corner: GLAZER
.A, Verso: Inscribed in graphite, top right corner: GLAZER
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