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Swan Armchair

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Fritz Hansen Inc., Denmark

Designer

Arne Jacobsen, Danish, 1902 – 1971

Description

Back, seat and arms formed from trefoil-shaped shell covered in black leather, on aluminum pedestal on X-form base.

Credit Line

Gift of George R. Kravis II

Date

1957

Accession Number

2018-22-67

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

furniture
Decorative Arts

Object Name

armhair

Type

armhair

Medium

leather, aluminum, plastic

Dimensions

H x W x D: 76.2 × 76.2 × 66 cm (30 × 30 × 26 in.)

manufactured in

Allerød, Denmark

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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/kq400fc17d3-1be3-4225-9e5b-ed9d414ac4e2

Record ID

chndm_2018-22-67

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

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