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Small Diamond

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Object Details

Designer

Harry Bertoia, American, b. Italy, 1915–1978
Antoinette Lackner Webster, American, 1909 - 1998

Manufacturer

Knoll Textiles, New York, New York, USA, founded 1947
Louisville Textiles

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Diamond shaped white-coated metal wire mesh seat unit with blue woven upholstery; black-coated wire stand.

Credit Line

Gift of the Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture

Date

ca. 1957

Accession Number

2011-22-1

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

furniture
Decorative Arts

Object Name

Chair

Type

Chair

Medium

Bent plastic-coated metal wire, woven cotton upholstery, foam rubber.

Dimensions

H x W x D: 77.5 x 88.9 x 74.9 cm (30 1/2 in. x 35 in. x 29 1/2 in.)

manufactured in

East Greenville, Pennsylvania, USA
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/kq41600bba9-a93c-4447-8f74-e976298994b7

Record ID

chndm_2011-22-1

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

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