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New Side Chair

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    Object Details

    Designer

    George Nakashima, American, 1905 - 1990

    Maker

    George Nakashima, American, 1905 - 1990

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    Dark brown walnut chair with splayed legs and front and back stretchers connected by two additional stretchers. Seat contoured for sitting. Back consists of nine light brown hickory spindles with a curved walnut top rail.

    Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Eric Larrabee

    Date

    ca. 1966

    Accession Number

    1997-11-1

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    furniture
    Decorative Arts

    Object Name

    side chair

    Type

    side chair

    Medium

    walnut, hickory, other woods

    Dimensions

    H x W x D: 93 x 46.8 x 55 cm (36 5/8 x 18 7/16 x 21 5/8 in.)

    made in

    New Hope, Pennsylvania, 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/kq4167a1016-3c5d-4dd4-ab08-91126320c0d5

    Record ID

    chndm_1997-11-1

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