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Armchair

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    Object Details

    Designer

    Roger Sprunger

    Manufacturer

    Dunbar Furniture Co., Berne, Indiana, USA, founded 1916

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    Padded rectangular backrest cushion in same silk fabric as upholstered seat. Straight legs, breadth of placement tapering towards back of chair. Armchair sides flare, moving down from the top of the seat back and outwards towards the front of the chair, forming L-shaped armrests. Rosewood frame visible at chair's base, but covered in green upholstery.

    Credit Line

    Gift of Dunbar Furniture Co.

    Date

    1967

    Accession Number

    1971-20-1-a/c

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    furniture
    Decorative Arts
    Armchair

    Medium

    rosewood with full lacquer finish, upholstery in Korean warp-printed silk (Isabel Scott Fabrics, #482-3

    Dimensions

    76.5 x 62 x 78 cm (30 1/8 x 24 7/16 x 30 11/16 in. )

    made in

    USA

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    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
    Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

    Data Source

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

    Metadata Usage

    Not determined

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq45f5ac310-7799-40bb-b7bb-5e9581ad9a3d

    Record ID

    chndm_1971-20-1-a_c

    Discover More

    Blue, open, shell-like chair upholstered in fabric, resting on chrome legs with ottoman.

    Consider the Chair

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