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Consider the Chair

A common item with uncommon potential for redesign and reinvention. Explore chair designs from across the globe within the Smithsonian's collections.

Museum / Unit

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum 11 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of American History 3 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African Art 2 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of Asian Art 2 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of the American Indian 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian Gardens 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Furniture 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Decorative arts 11 Filter by term Exclude term
Chairs (furniture forms) 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Armchairs 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Furnishings 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Rocking chairs 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Catalogue Illustration 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Ceremonial objects 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Chair; Furniture; Arm; Fancy 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Exhibitions (events) 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

Chinese 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Huichol Indians 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Indians of North America 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Mesoamerica 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Native Americans 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Northern Mesoamerica 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1800s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1890s 3 Filter by term Exclude term
1910s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1920s 5 Filter by term Exclude term
1930s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

France 3 Filter by term Exclude term
New York 3 Filter by term Exclude term
USA 3 Filter by term Exclude term
China 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Nancy 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Austria 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Berlin 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Buffalo 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Catskill 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Cleveland 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection 11 Filter by term Exclude term
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Home and Community Life: Domestic Life 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Domestic Furnishings 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Google Arts & Culture 2 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African Art Collection 2 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of Asian Art 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Exhibitions Department 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Furnishings 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Art 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Charles Lang Freer collection 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Chinese Art 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Lacquer 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911) 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Status 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Armchairs 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Cast iron 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Chairs 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Not determined 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Usage conditions apply 3 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Filter Settings

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Remove Date: 1900s

Chair

Shaman's chair

Shaman's chair

Chair

Chair. Wood, covered with red lacquer and inlaid with mother-of-pearl

Chair. Wood, covered with black lacquer

Chair

Pair of Side Chairs

Bentwood Rocking Chair

Rocking chair

Side chair

Side Chair

Chair

Designs for Chairs

Armchair

Dining Chair, from Purkersdorf Sanatorium

armchair

armchair

Hector Guimard's Armchair

Office Chair

Chair, arms, "Bird of Paradise" pattern

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