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Side Chair
Accession # 59.236.3
Title Side Chair
Date mid 1930s
Medium Chromium plated tubular steel, canvas
Dimensions 32 x 16 x 21 in. (81.3 x 40.6 x 53.3 cm)
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alexis Zalstem-Zalessky
Location Visible Storage: Case 6, Shelf E (Contemporary Furniture)
Description Simple cantilevered armless chair in the style of Bauhaus furniture by Marcel Breuer; frame appears to be made from a continuous length of chromium plated tubular steel. In profile, the frame consists of a flat base, curving into straight front legs, then into a seat parallel to and roughly the same depth of the base, finally rising into a straight back. All of the corners are rounded. Continuous seat and back made of woven strips of canvas webbing. CONDITION: Good.