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Chair

Cooper Hewitt

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    Object Details

    Designer

    Ewald Holtkamp, American, born Germany, 1900-after 1947

    Manufacturer

    Artek-Pascoe, Inc., American

    Retailer

    Artek-Pascoe, Inc., American

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    Fabric-webbed back and seat placed into bent wood frame. Front and back legs continious with armrails; one piece of bent wood on each side of chair. Seat frame also of bent wood, with rectilinear crest and seat rails.

    Date

    ca. 1940

    Accession Number

    1980-5-1

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    furniture
    Decorative Arts
    Chair

    Medium

    bent wood, fabric webbing

    Dimensions

    H x W x D: 86 x 63.5 x 73.5 cm (33 7/8 in. x 25 in. x 28 15/16 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

    Not determined

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4ac1154cc-aa22-4f09-8027-ccf7299a6725

    Record ID

    chndm_1980-5-1

    Discover More

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

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