"Architettura"
Object type: Writing desk
Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
Artist: Piero Fornasetti|Gio Ponti
Artist bio: Italian, 1913–1988|Italian, Milan 1891–1979 Milan
Artist role: Designer|Designer
Artist nationality: Italian|Italian
Date: designed 1951; manufactured 1975
Medium: Screen-printed wood fiberboard, mahogany, brass, wire, electric light
Dimensions: H. 87, W. 31-1/2, D. 16 in. (221 x 80 x 40.6 cm.)
a: top; H. 45, W. 31-1/2. D. 9-1/4 in. (114.3 x 80 x 23.5 cm)
b: bottom; H. 42, W. 31-1/2, D. 16 in. (106.7 x 80 x 40.6 cm)
Classification: Furniture
Credit line: John C. Waddell Collection, Gift of John C. Waddell, 1997
Accession year: 1997
Tags: Architecture|Interiors