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Folding chair

Cooper Hewitt

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    Object Details

    Manufacturer

    Edward W. Vaill, American, active 1861–92

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    Curved front legs rise to form back supports; curved back legs rise to form front seat rail. Chair folds at crossing of front and back legs. Legs have two turned stretchers, one front, one back. Back of chair has arched crestrail with two turned ball knobs (top metal tack finial missing on one side) and two back slats. Red, tan and cream wool pile upholstery panel stretches from crest rail to front seat rail.

    Credit Line

    Gift of Marilyn Friedman

    Date

    1863–75

    Accession Number

    2000-74-1

    Restrictions & Rights

    CC0

    Type

    furniture
    Decorative Arts
    Folding chair

    Medium

    Carved, joined and turned wood or mahogany, woven wool upholstery, metal tacks

    Dimensions

    H x W x D (open): 73 x 39 x 50 cm (28 3/4 x 15 3/8 x 19 11/16 in.)
    L x W x D (folded): 89 x 39 x 17 cm (35 1/16 x 15 3/8 x 6 11/16 in.)

    made in

    Worcester, Massachusetts, 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/kq48cbf94c6-bd8b-4925-a271-3549a30f8d60

    Record ID

    chndm_2000-74-1

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