Object Details
Manufacturer
J & J Kohn, Vienna, Austria
Designer
Josef Hoffmann, Austrian, 1870 – 1956
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Rear legs and squared back frame consist of one piece of tapered, bent beechwood; back is slightly narrower at top than bottom; long, narrow, oval splat framed with bent beechwood and pierced with two columns of fifteen round holes each. Cylindrical front legs. Legs reinforced at seat joint by two carved wooden spheres. Red leather upholstery on seat. Leather-covered studs around perimeter of seat.
Credit Line
Museum purchase from Combined Funds and through gift of Crane and Co.
Date
1904–1905
Accession Number
1968-6-1
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
furniture
Decorative Arts
Object Name
chair
Type
chair
Medium
beechwood, leather, metal
Dimensions
H x W x D: 98.8 x 44.2 x 47.3cm (38 7/8 x 17 3/8 x 18 5/8in.)
manufactured in
Austria
used in
Vienna, Austria
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1968-6-1