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    Object Details

    Designer

    Kristian Vedel, Danish, 1923 – 2003

    Manufacturer

    Torben Ørskov & Co., Espergærde, Denmark, founded 1953

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    Child's semi-circular chair in red-painted plywood; pierced with slats allowing for adjustable flat seat and additional parts to be removed and reinserted at various hights.

    Credit Line

    Gift of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler

    Date

    1957

    Accession Number

    2007-37-1

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Copyright Notice

    © Kristian Vedel Design

    Type

    furniture
    Decorative Arts

    Object Name

    table

    Type

    table

    Medium

    Painted bent beech plywood

    Dimensions

    H x W x D: 40.6 × 43.8 × 62.2 cm (16 × 17 1/4 × 24 1/2 in.)

    manufactured in

    Copenhagen, Denmark

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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/kq46d60c12e-d5da-4a98-a2df-fb02b54a8246

    Record ID

    chndm_2007-37-1

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