Object Details
Designer
Peter Behrens, (German, 1868–1940)
Manufacturer
Anton Blüggel
Distributor
Wertheim Department Store
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Trapezoidal, caned slip seat tapered toward back; four tapered legs of square section, swelling toward foot; paired struts on back and sides; chair back with tapered curved sides, central vertical splat with rectangular depression, surmounted by pierced horizontal rectangular section. Caning on seat not original.
Credit Line
Museum purchase from General Acquisition Endowment
Date
1902
Accession Number
1985-121-1
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
furniture
Decorative Arts
Side chair
Medium
Joined oak, pine, woven rush caning
Dimensions
H x W x D: 98.4 x 55 x 45 cm (38 3/4 x 21 5/8 x 17 11/16 in.)
made in
Berlin, Germany
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1985-121-1