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1924

  • Work on this object began.

1926

  • Work on this object ended.

2017

2018

  • We acquired this object.

2025

  • You found it!

Drawing, Design for Lamp

This is a Drawing. It was designed by William Hunt Diederich. It is dated ca. 1925 and we acquired it in 2018. Its medium is graphite on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Michael Diederich. It is credited Gift of Michael Diederich.

Its dimensions are

27.9 × 21.6 cm (11 × 8 1/2 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower right: Laterne. [sic]

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Lamp; Designed by William Hunt Diederich (American, b. Hungary, 1884–1953); graphite on paper; 27.9 × 21.6 cm (11 × 8 1/2 in.); Gift of Michael Diederich; 2018-21-2

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