Artist
Wharton Esherick American, 1887–1970
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Music Stand
Date1962
PlacePaoli, Pennsylvania, United States
MediumCherry
Dimensions43 3/4 × 19 3/4 × 20 1/2 inches (111.1 × 50.2 × 52 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by J. Brian and Varina Eby, by exchange
Object number97.112
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Purchased by the museum from the Moderne Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, March 1997.
Exhibition History"Objects: USA," Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, September 27, 2019–January 10, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Carved in the wood, on the back of the music holder: "W. E. 1962."
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