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armchair

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Kimbel & Cabus, New York, New York, USA, active 1863–1882

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Upholstered seat and back with decorative brass nail heads, incised decoration on wood frame, the seat supported on diagonal front legs reinforced by a turned stretcher, slightly splayed back legs rise to seat back.

Credit Line

Museum gift in loving memory of Robert Kaufmann, by his sister, Catherine Tatum

Date

ca. 1870–73

Accession Number

2009-45-2

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

furniture
Decorative Arts
armchair

Medium

Ash, leather, brass

Dimensions

H x W x D: 99.1 x 53 x 51.4 cm (39 x 20 7/8 x 20 1/4 in.)

made in

New York, New York, 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

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq444a5dd49-faaf-468d-8513-51ff71c47e13

Record ID

chndm_2009-45-2

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