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Tray

Culture: American
Medium: Chromed metal, painted glass, wood
Place Manufactured: USA
Dates: ca. 1935
Dimensions: 1 1/2 x 18 1/16 x 12 1/16in. (3.8 x 45.9 x 30.6cm)
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 1990.5
Credit Line: Gift of Sanford L. Smith & Associates, Ltd.
Image: Overall, 1990.5_transp336.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Tray chromed metal, painted glass, wood. Rectangular tray of reverse painted glass in an abstract geometric design in black, red, and ivory. Outer edge cased in chromed metal with a gallery consisting of two short cylindrical posts flanking a cylindrical wood handle with chromed ends at the right and left sides and a single, central cylindrical post along the other sides. A thin metal rod runs along the perimeter of gallery through holes in the posts. Underside of tray is wood-grain composite board. CONDITION: Good. Some scratches, discoloration and pitting on chromed parts.

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