Object Details
Designer
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, American, b. Germany, 1886–1969
Fabricator
Berliner Metallgewerbe, Berlin, Germany
Metal Worker
Joseph Muller, German
Description
Square frame of flat steel elements with welded joints; the straight horizontal elements at the back and seat joined to curving side elements forming a sweeping X-shape in profile. Nine orange/tan hemp straps on back, eight on seat, the ends wrapped around the horizontal steel elements and secured with screws. The rough steel surface with traces of black paint or lacquer.
Credit Line
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, General Acquisitions Endowment, and Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Funds and through gift of Torsten Bröhan, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Dix, Anne McDonnnell Ford, Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt, Mrs. John Innes Kane from the estate of and in memory of her sister Mrs. Samuel W. Bridgeham, Mrs. Paul Moore, Neil Sellin, Unknown Donor and through bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane, Ruth Vollmer, and Mary Hayward Weir
Date
1929
Accession Number
2000-12-1-a,b
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
furniture
Decorative Arts
Object Name
Chair
Type
Chair
Medium
Hand-forged steel, hemp
Dimensions
H x W x D: 78.3 x 65.5 x 83cm (30 13/16 x 25 13/16 x 32 11/16in.)
made in
Berlin, Germany
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_2000-12-1-a_b