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Model 666UAC Armchair

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Object Details

Designer

Jens Risom, (American, born Denmark, 1916–2016)

Manufacturer

Knoll Textiles, New York, New York, USA, founded 1947
Chicopee Manufacturing Corporation

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Angular maple frame with rectangular back and square seat upholstered in tan and red-brown striped fabric.

Credit Line

Gift of Earl Martin

Date

ca. 1948

Accession Number

2011-23-1

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

furniture
Decorative Arts

Object Name

armchair

Type

armchair

Medium

Maple, steel, upholstery (Saran, twill variation), cotton batting

Dimensions

H x W x D: 78.7 x 54.6 x 50.8 cm (31 in. x 21 1/2 in. x 20 in.)

manufactured 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/kq4061ac41d-83ee-4ba1-b28a-59821a3367f0

Record ID

chndm_2011-23-1

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

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