Sally Walsh
Executive Desk Prototype

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Designer Sally Walsh (American, 1926 - 1992)American, 1926 - 1992

ManufacturerMade by Brochsteins Inc.(American, established 1935)American, established 1935

CultureAmerican

Titles

Executive Desk Prototype

Date1978

PlaceHouston, Texas, United States

MediumSteel, maple, glass, and ash burl

DimensionsOverall: 29 1/2 × 72 × 30 1/4in. (74.9 × 182.9 × 76.8cm)

Credit LineThe American Institute of Architects, Houston Design Collection, gift of Brochsteins Inc.

Object number2001.96

Current Location

The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building

Gallery 206

On view

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Special Collections

Object Type

FURNITURE

Provenance[Brochstein's, Inc., Houston]; given to MFAH, 2001.
Exhibition History"Form Follows Function: Celebrating 10 Years of the American Institute of Architects, Houston Design Collection at the MFAH," The Museum of Fine Arts, Alice Pratt Brown Garden Gallery, August 8, 2010–January 30, 2011.

"Prototype/Production," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 12, 2016–April 30, 2017.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Stamped several times, underside: "DET - 1 - 2 / Brochsteins Inc 13360"

Burned several times, underside: "Brochsteins Inc. / Houston, Texas"

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