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Object Details

Designer
Terence Harold Robsjohn-Gibbings, (British, 1905–1976)
Manufacturer
Saridis S.A. Furniture Manufactures, Greek
After
Thomas Hope, Scottish, 1769–1831
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
The chair has a concave backrail and leather webbed seat, raised on splayed, tapering legs. The backrail is supported by a back splat of similar thickness, placed perpendicular to the crest rail.
Credit Line
Gift of Saridis S.A. Furniture Manufacturers
ca. 1965
Accession Number
1971-18-1
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
furniture
Decorative Arts
Object Name
Chair
Type
Chair
Medium
Walnut
designed in
USA
manufactured in
Athens, Greece
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1971-18-1
Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq47a2d4787-2aad-41dd-bfe2-71543ff44fa8

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