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Planter

Manufacturer: Minic Custom Woodwork and Interiors
Designer: Frank Lloyd Wright, American, 1867-1959
Medium: Mahogany
Place Manufactured: New York, New York, USA
Dates: Designed 1953, Manufactured 1954
Dimensions: 15 1/2 x 12 1/8 x 12 1/8 in. (39.4 x 30.8 x 30.8 cm)
Markings: no marks
Signature: no signature
Inscriptions: no inscriptions
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 83.25.1
Credit Line: Gift of Minic Custom Woodwork & Interiors
Image: Overall, 83.25.1_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Planter, mahogany, square shape with open top raised on four feet (in center of each side). Large, raised decorative panel on center of each side. CONDITION: generally good with some minor scuffs to surface (most noticeable along one of top edges). Some diagonal joints on surface are not quite flush but strong. Some build up of varnish (?) at seams, especially around decorative panels.

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