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Side Chair

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Object Details

Designer

Frank Lloyd Wright, American, 1867–1959

Client

Imperial Hotel

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Side chair with octagonal seat, hexagonal back supported by three central vertical members which rise from seat stretcher. Legs attached at slanting anglesto form triangular voids and solids and irregular hexagonal voids at intersections with stretchers. Slip seat and back panel covered in blue fabric.

Credit Line

Gift of Tetsuzo Inumaru

Date

ca. 1920

Accession Number

1968-137-1-a

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

furniture
Decorative Arts

Object Name

chair

Type

chair

Medium

oak, woven textile (modern)

Dimensions

H x W x D: 95.5 x 39.5 x 49.5 cm (37 5/8 x 15 9/16 x 19 1/2 in.)

made in

Japan

designed 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/kq42267d5a2-380b-4962-b94b-34b3042d6e4a

Record ID

chndm_1968-137-1-a

Discover More

The Color Blue

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

Consider the Chair

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