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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 58 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture 8 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African Art 7 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of American History 1 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of Asian Art 1 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of the American Indian 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Decorative arts 65 Filter by term Exclude term
Furniture 59 Filter by term Exclude term
Chairs (furniture forms) 24 Filter by term Exclude term
Side chairs 17 Filter by term Exclude term
Armchairs 16 Filter by term Exclude term
Rocking chairs 3 Filter by term Exclude term
seats and seat components 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Balloon-back chairs 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Armchair with slip seat 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Ceremonial objects 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

African Americans 8 Filter by term Exclude term
Americans 1 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

1750s 6 Filter by term Exclude term
1770s 8 Filter by term Exclude term
1790s 6 Filter by term Exclude term
1800s 14 Filter by term Exclude term
1810s 6 Filter by term Exclude term
1820s 12 Filter by term Exclude term
1840s 7 Filter by term Exclude term
1860s 8 Filter by term Exclude term
1870s 13 Filter by term Exclude term
1930s 9 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

USA 26 Filter by term Exclude term
New York 16 Filter by term Exclude term
England 9 Filter by term Exclude term
France 9 Filter by term Exclude term
United States 8 Filter by term Exclude term
North and Central America 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Italy 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Democratic Republic of the Congo 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Germany 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Switzerland 3 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection 58 Filter by term Exclude term
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department 57 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection 8 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African Art Collection 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Making a Way Out of No Way 2 Filter by term Exclude term
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050 2 Filter by term Exclude term
The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Artifact Walls exhibit 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Black interiors 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Design 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Men 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Status 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Recreation 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Black Enterprise 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Business 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Description and travel 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Domestic life 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Furnishings 3 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

CC0 66 Filter by term Exclude term
Usage conditions apply 12 Filter by term Exclude term

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Side chairs

Chair

Side chair

Side chair

Side chair

Side chair

Side chair

Shaker no. 7 rocking chair

Chair

Folding chair

Writing-arm Windsor Chair

Hitchcock chair

Armchair

End piece from canape confident or 3-sectioned upholstered sofa

Sheffield armchair

Sgabello

Rosalie

Sgabello

Peacock Side Chair

No. 4

Chair (one of a pair)

Chair-Table

Armchair

Armchair

Armchair

Armchair

armchair

Armchair

Armchair

Armchair

Rolling Armchair

Chinese Export Armchair

Armchair with slip seat

Armchair with rush seat

Wicker armchair from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

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