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    Object Details

    Designer

    Tadao Inouye

    Manufacturer

    Brown Jordan Company, founded 1945

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    Round tubular aluminum frame and solid alumninum seating in vinyl lace. Eight horizontal straps on back; thirteen are vertically oriented. Two half ellipses of bent aluminum are placed back to back on the horizontal plane parallel to the chair's seat, serving as extra support for the chair's legs. Rubber feet caps on each of four legs.

    Credit Line

    Gift of BROWN -JORDAN COMPANY

    Date

    ca. 1956

    Accession Number

    1971-15-1

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    furniture
    Decorative Arts

    Object Name

    Armchair

    Type

    Armchair

    Medium

    aluminum, vinyl, paint

    Dimensions

    63 x 66 x 69 cm (24 13/16 x 26 x 27 3/16 in. )

    made in

    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/kq4e6a077db-5100-4287-b48c-11e1897a8069

    Record ID

    chndm_1971-15-1

    Discover More

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

    Consider the Chair

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