Object Details
Designer
Jean-Michel Frank, French, 1895–1941
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
This armchair has a squared-off frame and a slightly raked back. The chair's arms curve slighty upward towards the back. The chair's members are rectangular in all sections and the entire frame is in black lacquer. The chair's back and seat, slung from the frame, are of brown calf leather. The seat and back are in reddish-orange leather.
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Forsythe Sherfesee
Date
1935
Accession Number
1968-144-3
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
furniture
Decorative Arts
Chair
Medium
Lacquered wood, leather (seat and back)
Dimensions
79 x 69.9 x 55 cm (31 1/8 x 27 1/2 x 21 5/8 in. )
made in
France
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1968-144-3