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    Object Details

    Designer

    Eero Saarinen, American, b. Finland, 1910 - 1961

    Manufacturer

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

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    Blue, open, shell-like chair upholstered in fabric, resting on chrome legs. The chair's armrests formed by symmetrical "dips" in the shell. Accompanying ottoman, also with chrome legs and a rectangular, blue, cushion.

    Credit Line

    Gift of Richard Oliver

    Date

    1948

    Accession Number

    1979-80-1-a/e

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    furniture
    Decorative Arts

    Object Name

    Chair and ottoman

    Type

    Chair and ottoman

    Medium

    Polyester, foam, tubular steel

    Dimensions

    H x W x D (ottoman): 44.5 x 65 x 48 cm (17 1/2 x 25 9/16 x 18 7/8 in.)
    H x W x D (chair): 90 x 102 x 83.5 cm (35 7/16 x 40 3/16 x 32 7/8 in.)

    made 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/kq495b8dfb6-6aab-4d06-bbfd-751df7203852

    Record ID

    chndm_1979-80-1-a_e

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    The Color Blue

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

    Consider the Chair

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