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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 177 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of American History 16 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum 14 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African Art 7 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture 6 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of Asian Art 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian Gardens 2 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of the American Indian 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Decorative arts 187 Filter by term Exclude term
Furniture 178 Filter by term Exclude term
Chairs (furniture forms) 120 Filter by term Exclude term
Side chairs 35 Filter by term Exclude term
Crafts (art genres) 11 Filter by term Exclude term
Exhibitions (events) 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Rocking chairs 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Furnishings 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Lounge chair 3 Filter by term Exclude term
chair, side 3 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

African Americans 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Chinese 4 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
Mexican Americans 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Native Americans 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Northern Mesoamerica 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1800s 11 Filter by term Exclude term
1870s 12 Filter by term Exclude term
1900s 16 Filter by term Exclude term
1920s 24 Filter by term Exclude term
1930s 27 Filter by term Exclude term
1940s 28 Filter by term Exclude term
1950s 24 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 25 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 26 Filter by term Exclude term
1990s 21 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

USA 81 Filter by term Exclude term
New York 21 Filter by term Exclude term
France 17 Filter by term Exclude term
United States 17 Filter by term Exclude term
Michigan 16 Filter by term Exclude term
Italy 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Zeeland 15 Filter by term Exclude term
England 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Germany 11 Filter by term Exclude term
California 10 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection 177 Filter by term Exclude term
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department 166 Filter by term Exclude term
Home and Community Life: Domestic Life 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Domestic Furnishings 12 Filter by term Exclude term
Renwick Gallery 11 Filter by term Exclude term
Exhibitions Department 10 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African Art Collection 7 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design 5 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Furnishings 24 Filter by term Exclude term
Chairs 8 Filter by term Exclude term
Art 6 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
Chinese Art 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911) 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Black interiors 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Charles Lang Freer collection 3 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Not determined 167 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 51 Filter by term Exclude term
Usage conditions apply 24 Filter by term Exclude term

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Shaman's chair

Shaman's chair

Chair

Chair

Spun Chair

Chair

Chair

Wicker rocking chair from Shearer Cottage

Chair

Spanish Colonial Revival School Chair made by Hipólito Sisneros while attending Taos Vocational Educational School

Chair

Dining Chair

Chair from the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

Chair

Chair

Chair

Chair

Chair

Chair

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

Chair

Side Chair

Side Chair

Chairs

Chair

Chair. Wood, covered with black lacquer

Model Number 666U Side Chair

Nobody's Perfect

Chair

Chair

Chair

chair

Chairs

Chair

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Side chair

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