Object Details
Manufacturer
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Attributed to
Henry Turchin, American, 1891 - 1967
Design Director
Lewis Dierra, American, b. Hungary, 1912, active 1930s-1980s
Description
Tub-type armchair formed from single upright curved sheet of thick transparent plate glass with D-shaped seat cushion upholstered in gray fabric (not original); seat supported by three metal fittings inserted through glass on left and right sides, and back.
Credit Line
Museum purchase through gift of George R. Kravis II and from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund
Date
ca. 1947
Accession Number
2013-1-1
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
furniture
Decorative Arts
Object Name
chair
Type
chair
Medium
glass, metal, textile
Dimensions
H x W x D: 71.8 x 54 x 56.5 cm (28 1/4 x 21 1/4 x 22 1/4 in.)
manufactured in
Pittsburgh, USA
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_2013-1-1