Accession # |
59.236.3 |
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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)
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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. |