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Sandows No. 5

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    Object Details

    Designer

    René Herbst, French, 1891–1982

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    Side chair consisting of tubular chromed metal frame, the back and seat with 30 horizontal ivory-colored elasticized bands attached to frame with metal wire hooks. Second generation (from original source).

    Credit Line

    Museum purchase through gift of Esme Usdan and from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund

    Date

    1929

    Accession Number

    2006-17-1

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    furniture
    Decorative Arts

    Object Name

    Side chair

    Type

    Side chair

    Medium

    Bent chromium-plated tubular steel, fiber, rubber

    Dimensions

    H x W x D: 88 × 43.5 × 48 cm (34 5/8 × 17 1/8 × 18 7/8 in.)

    manufactured in

    France

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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/kq4f0896664-1590-4719-81a6-c7eab6522049

    Record ID

    chndm_2006-17-1

    Discover More

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

    Consider the Chair

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