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American Decorative Arts
Copyright Artist/Estate/Foundation
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Designer: Geoffrey Beene, American, 1927–2004
Manufacturer: Sanyei Corporation, Japanese, founded 1946
Retailer: Swid Powell, American, 1982–2001

Sample trays, “Drum” pattern

ca. 1990

Lacquer

Swid Powell Collection, Gift of Nan Swid
2011.200.364.1-.4
Geography: 
Made in Japan
Status: 
By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Culture: 
American
Period: 
20th century
Classification: 
Containers - Wood
Provenance: 

Swid Powell, New York, by 2001; Nan G. Swid, New York, 2001–2011; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2011

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