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Side chair

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    Object Details

    Designer

    Emile Gallé, French, 1846 - 1904

    Manufacturer

    Etablissement Gallé, French, 1904–1931

    Retailer

    Marshall Field and Co., 1856 - 2006

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    Side chair with rounded back rail, upholstered yellow seat, and rounded seat frame. Four tapered legs, of which frontal legs emulate natural forms in engraving at top. Floral and leaf-like motif on the seat back.

    Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Jefferson Patterson

    Date

    ca. 1900

    Accession Number

    1979-54-1

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    furniture
    Decorative Arts
    Side chair

    Medium

    Pearwood, various woods (marquetry), upholstery (replaced)

    Dimensions

    90.5 x 39 x 37 cm (35 5/8 x 15 3/8 x 14 9/16 in. )

    manufactured in

    Nancy, 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/kq462e9865a-2ad3-46e6-9aea-9c6fb0d79a82

    Record ID

    chndm_1979-54-1

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

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